Drafts for the Olympic torch. [Photo/WeChat account: zsgd93]

The torch relay of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics took place at 12 locations across three host areas – downtown Beijing, northwest Yanqing district in Beijing and co-host Zhangjiakou, Hebei province – from Feb 2 to 4 with about 1,200 torchbearers involved.

Zhoushan native Hong Wenming shows off the torch model he made from a banana. [Photo/WeChat account: zsgd93]

Zhoushan native Hong Wenming is one of the Olympic torch's designers.

The design team was inspired by fallen leaves after their previous ideas had been rejected several times and it was Hong who made the first physical model with a banana.

Zhoushan native Hong Wenming (M) and his fellow designers examine the Olympic torch. [Photo/WeChat account: zsgd93]