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During the traditional ceremony, actress Xanthi Georgiou in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays and light a torch before the 2,500-year-old Temple of Hera, a goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
The flame for the Beijing Winter Olympics is lit in Greece's ancient Olympia, the ceremony completed after protests take place against the Chinese suppression in Tibet and toward the Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was ignited on Monday at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece.
© Provided by Xinhua ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was ignited
The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Monday during a traditional lighting ceremony, according to Xinhua