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The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay began at 8:30 a.m. from the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.
![The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay began at 8:30 a.m. from the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080905/000802c98ccc0a2adbb208.jpg "The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay began at 8:30 a.m. from the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. [Xinhua]") |
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The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay began at 8:30 a.m. from the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. [Xinhua]
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Wang Juan, a Paralympic athlete from the Beijing Sports and Vocational Training Center for the Disabled, was the first torchbearer.