The flame lighting ceremony for China's 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games is held in Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong Province, on October 9, 2025. The flame used fire sourced from methane hydrate, or combustible ice, harvested from a depth of 1,522 meters in the South China Sea (See story on Page 4). Photo: cnsphoto