China's eastern city of Hangzhou is set to host the largest Asian Games ever with nearly 12,000 athletes in action.
Performers play drums during the torch relay of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The Games will showcase some of China's latest tech, including robot dogs, facial recognition and driverless buses. Inspired by the lotuses that bloom on the city's famed West Lake each summer, the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center was completed in 2018 and been used mainly as a football stadium since.
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