A ceremony for the last leg of the torch relay is being held at the China Millennium Monument.

Altogether 240 torchbearers will be passing the flame on a 12-kilometer route on Friday and Saturday. It will light the cauldron when the 13th Paralympics opens Saturday night at the National Stadium.

On Friday, 120 torchbearers will pass the flame along a route that will reach the Summer Palace.

The Paralympic flame was ignited on August 28th and has been relayed along two routes through 10 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.

More than 4,000 athletes from 148 countries and regions will take part in the Beijing Paralympics.

(CCTV September 5, 2008)