View Photo Having been very busy with work the past week, I haven't personally sensed much fervor over the Olympic Flame's arrival in China. However, I suppose I'm proven wrong.

The Olympic Flame's in arrival in Guangzhou was met with a massively overwhelming display of population overload. Today in Hangzhou, many streets and roads have been shut off. We are to receive the Olympic Flame in less than a week, and they are practicing for the trial run. I think I'll stay at home and watch TV instead. 

Guangzhou's outpouring for the Olympic Flame Þ

Read on to see more photos... 

The torch will soon (within a week or so) be coming to the city I am living in, Hangzhou, China of Zhejiang province, as it winds its way through all the provinces of China. 

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more of Guangzhou Þ

and more of Guangzhou Þ

and even more of Guangzhou Þ

Guangzhou people trying to get a glimpse

more people scaling barriers for a glimpse of the torch as it passes through Guangzhou Þ

Supposedly the flame will pass through each Province, this one is of Guangzhou Þ

Guy trying to get a glimpse in Guangzhou Þ

This is a funny joke on how the Chinese chat on forums in Guangzhou Þ, see explanation of this photo in the flickr labels

 On many discussion forums, if someone posts something that is worthwhile, there may be many replies posted with the word "bump". The point is to keep replying to the original topic, so that the topic can stay within the top/latest of the category to continue to receive attention. Here the word 顶 "ding" is more akin to "ditto" than to "bump", but serve both purposes.
The later words 楼上 just means upstairs. 

another guy climbing a tree in Guangzhou Þ

ugh, tight suits just dont work (Guangzhou Þ)

Onlookers cheering for the holy flames arrival in Guangzhou Þ

Now safe in china's hands, there should be little worry of more extinguishes of the flame (Guangzhou Þ)

china flag sticker on guys face Guangzhou Þ

mailbox sealed? fear of bombs? Guangzhou Þ

cute dog Guangzhou Þ

Banner.. can't read Guangzhou Þ

Olympic goggles Guangzhou Þ

Haha! A granny! Guangzhou Þ

cute kids :) Guangzhou Þ

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