2. The torch The Olympic torch is going to be carried from Greece to Beijing in a relay through Tibet, up and down Mt. Everest, through 21 cities outside China 113 cities in all 31 provinces within China, but because these are "green" Olympics they light it with a solar reflector. We think Li Ling is the most probable carrier of the torch because he is one of the few famous old athletes who has not yet been in the relay.