The Beijing Olympic torch for sale

"Light the passion share the dream." Is the slogan with which it was filed a year ago the Olympic torch is brought up to the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. And this in the form of a large parchment wrapped in red and silver and painted with clouds, which in the culture of China is the symbol of good luck.

Well, now boasts its China business sense starting a new merchandising campaign that has deepened. And is that this country has 200,000 replica of the torch that has lifted sales by $ 400 price and made from steel left over from the Olympic stadium in Beijing recently constructed. Be the first time that the Olympic Committee has authorized the sale of replicas of the torch in three dimensions.

Interestingly, also one of those replicas will be carried to the summit of Everest, with the intention that the Olympic spirit comes to the very top of the world. It will be in May when attempting the feat to wield more than 8,000 meters.