The flame lighting ceremony for China's 15th National Games, 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities, and 9th National Special Olympic Games took place in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday.

China's 15th National Games will be jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions from November 9 to 21. The 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games will take place from December 8 to 15.

The "source flame" – ignited from combustible ice extracted from a depth of 1,522 meters in the South China Sea – was officially unveiled at the ceremony.