Xiang Zhaolun (R, front), deputy secretary-general of the State Council of China, and Cai Fuchao, vice mayor of Beijing, hold the the flame upon its arrival during a simple reception at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Aug. 5, 2008. The Olympic flame arrived in the host city Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, ready for the final leg of its global relay before the 29th Olympic Games open on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Lihang) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 Beijing Olympics torch has arrived in the Capital International Airport of Beijing on Tuesday, ready for the final leg of its global relay before the Olympic Games open in the Chinese capital on Friday.

Xiang Zhaolun (2nd R, front), deputy secretary-general of the State Council of China, and Cai Fuchao, vice mayor of Beijing, hold the flame upon its arrival during a simple reception at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Aug. 5, 2008. The Olympic flame arrived in the host city Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, ready for the final leg of its global relay before the 29th Olympic Games open on Friday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Photo Gallery>>>