The relay leg in Harbin was held in a minor scale due the climatic conditions,as the leg was held inside the main venue of the 1996 Asian Winter Games complex, the Harbin Ice Hockey Rink, while the relay on October 15, 2010 was affected by Typhoon Megi as it was held under the rain.

"The Tide" (Chinese: 潮流; pinyin: Cháoliú) was chosen by the organisers as the torch of the Games, defeating the "Exploit" design.

[4] The Tide weighs 98 g and is 70 cm long, and is tall and straight in shape, while dynamic in terms of image.

[5] On October 9, 2010, the flame lighting ceremony was held at the Juyongguan pass at the Great Wall of China near Beijing.

[6] A 22-year-old Yunnan Arts University student Kang Chen-chen (Chinese: 康辰晨; pinyin: Kāngchénchén) was chosen to light the torch.