It was taken within a few kilometres of the border with North Korea, with the "peacekeeping Olympic Torch Relay" linking the seven northernmost cities in South Korea.

The last few days have been amid a backdrop of talks in Lausanne which confirmed the details of the North's sporting participation in Pyeongchang.

At Cheorwon, Provincial Governor Choi Moon-soon ignited the flame for the first bearer.

He carried with him a small Korean unification flag depicting the peninsula in light blue on a white background. 

It is this flag which will be used during the Opening Ceremony next month when the two Koreas march together.

The flame was predominantly transported by bike to symbolise the harmony of two wheels working together.

At Paju, the cyclists took the flame across the unification bridge, followed by a host of escort riders wearing their distinct grey uniforms.

An ice hockey match was staged at Imjin to commemorate a game played between Canadian soldiers during the Korean War. 

Organisers invited Dennis Moore, John Bishop and Claude Charland, all veterans of the conflict, to attend the Torch Relay. 

Charland, a player in the original ice hockey match, was invited to carry the flame along with Canadian Ambassador Eric Walsh .

"’We intend to herald our peacekeeping resolution along the 38th parallel," said organisers.

Cyclists took the flame past the World Peace Bell at Hwacheon.

Cast from spent cartridges used during the Korean War, it was unveiled on the 60th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese occupation.

Among the Torchbearers was Lee Dae-hoon, who won world taekwondo gold on home soil in Muju last year to go with his silver and bronze Olympic medals from London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The Relay runners dismounted from their cycles as the flame was taken by a zip-wire across a frozen river in Yanggu.

Organisers have done their bit to find unusual events to promote the Torch Relay but few would match the moment when Song Ho-hwan, a local sports official, stood almost knee deep in water at the Hwancheon Ice Festival Park. 

He grasped the Torch in one hand and a "sancheoneo", a type of trout, in the other. 

This was to symbolise the tradition of fishing using your hands during the Ice Festival, which continues at the park until Sunday (January 28).

If that looked cold, temperatures had plunged even further by the time the musicians and performers began the nightly show to welcome the flame.

There was actually snow on the stage.

Although recent history has been uppermost in the minds of most Koreans, the flame also visited the archaeological site at Jeongok-Ri where replicas of stone age dwellings have been recreated on the very site of ancient settlements. 

Organisers insisted at the outset that these Games will bring together neighbouring nations and also promote developing technology.

A week after the first e-sport participants, Malaysian singer/songwriter Jenn Chia carried the flame. 

Best known in her home country on YouTube, she was nominated by sponsors Samsung. 

"I have always been a huge fan of the Olympics, especially the rituals and ceremonies and to be part of this is surreal," she said.

She was joined by Josephine Yap, better known in social media circles as @JYJosephine, and Jinnyboy, more formally known as Jin Lim.

This 101-day odyssey is now reaching its climax with little more than a fortnight to the Games themselves, which begin on February 9. 

Still there are no clues on who will be the final Torchbearer. 

Back in 1988, South Korean capital Seoul broke new ground with three final bearers to ignite the flame.

They represented sport, culture and education. 

Very young children had also taken part in a memorable moment in the Opening Ceremony.

It will be 30 years almost to the day since 12-year-old Robyn Perry lit Calgary's Winter Games cauldron. 

That too sent a powerful message. 

In the light of the last week, it seems certain that the crowning moment of Pyeongchang's Torch Relay will be every bit as laden with symbolism.