The Olympic flame carried by Chinese mountaineers to "the top of the world" has been reunited with the one on the main torch relay route, marking the end of the relay in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Nima Ciren was the vice captain of the mountaineering team who took the flame to the the world's peak Mount Qomolangma last month.

"The joining of the two flames represents the good wishes of different ethnic groups in Tibet for a successful Beijing Olympics. Meanwhile, the Tibetan people are looking forward to the grand event as are other ethnic groups."

The 10-kilometer run in Lhasa began at Norbulingka（西藏罗布林卡）, the biggest man-made gardens in Tibet, and ended in the vast square at the base of the hilltop Potala Palace.

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罗布林卡介绍：罗布林卡→意为“宝贝公园”，始建于18世纪40年代七世达赖当政时，后为历代达赖喇嘛的夏宫。全园占地36万平方米，建筑以格桑颇章、金色颇章、达登明久颇章为主体，有374间房，是西藏人造园林中规模最大的，现为人民公园，东部的建筑群被称为罗布林卡，偏西的建筑群叫金色林卡。雪顿节时这里比较热闹。

About half of the 156 torch runners were ethnic Tibetans. Gangbung, a 75-year-old Tibetan "mountaineering hero," ran as the first torchbearer. The famous Tibetan singer Cedai Drolma was the final one.

"Being able to carry the torch on the roof of the world, I am very delighted. At this moment, I want to offer my sincere wishes to the Beijing Olympics."

Lhasa, the capital of the autonomous region, is home to the Tibetan, Han and Hui people as well as many other ethnic groups.
The Olympic torch relay will continue its trip in neighboring Qinghai Province on Sunday.