Color papers shoot into the sky during the welcome ceremony for the Olympic flame & launching ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay at Tiananmen Square on March 31, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chinese authorities tightened security in Tiananmen Square where the Olympic torch is officially welcomed to China and beginning a month-long worldwide relay.
Beijing sees a blue sky as the Olympic torch arrives 130 days before the Olympics.
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