On June 9, 2004 (April 22, 2004 in the lunar calendar), the torch relay ceremony of the 28th Athens Olympic Games was held in Beijing. On June 9, 2004, the torch of the 28th Athens Olympic Games held a torch relay ceremony in Beijing, China. The relay route was as follows: Tiananmen (starting point)-Chang 'an Street-Chongwen Gate-Temple of Heaven-State Sports General Administration-Ming City Wall Site-Dongbianmen-Jianguomen-Dabei Kiln-CBD Business District-Chaoyangmen-Dongdan-Wangfujing Commercial District-China Art Museum-North Gate of the Forbidden City-Jingshan Park-Beihai-Zhongnanhai-Xishiku Street-Ping' an Street-Shichahai-Di 'anmen-Zhongzhou Road-The construction site of the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (Bird's Nest)-Chinese National Park-Yuan Dadu Heritage Park-Dayun Village-Zhongguancun-Tsinghua University-Peking University-Summer Palace (finish point), the total distance is 55.6 kilometers. This also marks the first time that the Olympic flame has landed in China.