NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: A marching band performs onstage at 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Larry Graham, Marsha Ambrosius, Luke James, Ashling "Biscuit" Cole, D Nice and Adrian Crutchfield pose backstage as part of a Prince Tribute at 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Cast members Morris Chestnut and Jaz Sinclair take selfies with fans at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Screen Gems)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: (L-R) Cast members Jaz Sinclair and Morris Chestnut pose for a photo with Charli Penn at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Screen Gems)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Essence Entertainment Editor Cori Murray speaks at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Screen Gems)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Fans gather at Center Stage at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Screen Gems)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Andra day poses backstage at 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Ashling Cole performs onstage at 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 03: Larry Graham performs a Prince Tribute onstage at 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)
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(AP) — Jackie Chan carried the Olympic torch atop the Great Wall of China on Thursday, as Beijing counted down the final day before the Winter Games kicks off in the Chinese capital.
The Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert carried the flame and ran with Chinese Olympic medalists on the second day of the Olympic torch relay.
Chan was cheered by a group of fans and schoolchildren.
He said he wanted to let people around the world to understand Chinese culture and visit China.
China’s two-time taekwondo gold medalist Wu Jingyu, table tennis gold medalist Ma Long and Chinese sport shooter gold medalist Yang Qian were carrying the red and silver torch along the Basaling section of the Great Wall in the chilly morning.
The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics was shortened because of concerns about the coronavirus.
The torch is scheduled to be carried through the three Olympics zones, starting with downtown Beijing before heading to Yanqing district and finally Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province.
