Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games torch relay kicks off in China
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The Braille version of "Together for a Shared Future," the official motto of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is displayed during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
The Braille version of "Together for a Shared Future," the official motto of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is displayed during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
Students cheer as torchbearer Yao Yufeng, an ophthalmologist, lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games torch at the Beijing School for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Haidian District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Peng Weizi/CGTN
Students cheer as torchbearer Yao Yufeng, an ophthalmologist, lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games torch at the Beijing School for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Haidian District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Peng Weizi/CGTN
Officials watch on as the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Flame is collected during the flame lighting ceremony at Wangjing residential area in Chaoyang District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Dian/CGTN
Officials watch on as the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Flame is collected during the flame lighting ceremony at Wangjing residential area in Chaoyang District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Dian/CGTN
Athlete Zhu Pengkai and Zhou Shuna, a doctor, hold the Beijing Winter Paralympic torch in a group photo at the Library for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
Athlete Zhu Pengkai and Zhou Shuna, a doctor, hold the Beijing Winter Paralympic torch in a group photo at the Library for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
Four Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Flame collectors pour water derived from Yangtze River, Yellow River, Yongding River and the Grand Canal into the tank before lighting the flame in Tongzhou District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Chen Ran/CGTN
Four Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Flame collectors pour water derived from Yangtze River, Yellow River, Yongding River and the Grand Canal into the tank before lighting the flame in Tongzhou District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Chen Ran/CGTN
Chinese double-amputee climber Xia Boyu lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic torch during the flame lighting ceremony in Yanqing District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhu Danni/CGTN
Chinese double-amputee climber Xia Boyu lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic torch during the flame lighting ceremony in Yanqing District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhu Danni/CGTN
Torchbearer Ma Heng, who served as a volunteer at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, waves during the flame lighting ceremony at Wangjing residential area in Chaoyang District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Dian/CGTN
Torchbearer Ma Heng, who served as a volunteer at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, waves during the flame lighting ceremony at Wangjing residential area in Chaoyang District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Dian/CGTN
One Chinese and four foreigners, representing the five continents, join in a dance to express their hopes for world peace during the flame lighting ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic in Yanqing District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhu Danni/CGTN
One Chinese and four foreigners, representing the five continents, join in a dance to express their hopes for world peace during the flame lighting ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic in Yanqing District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhu Danni/CGTN
The Braille version of "Together for a Shared Future," the official motto of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is displayed during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
The Braille version of "Together for a Shared Future," the official motto of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is displayed during the flame lighting ceremony in Xicheng District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Zhang Yi/CGTN
Students cheer as torchbearer Yao Yufeng, an ophthalmologist, lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games torch at the Beijing School for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Haidian District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Peng Weizi/CGTN
Students cheer as torchbearer Yao Yufeng, an ophthalmologist, lifts the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games torch at the Beijing School for the Blind during the flame lighting ceremony in Haidian District of Beijing, China, March 2, 2022. Peng Weizi/CGTN
The torch relay for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games has begun a three-day journey covering the Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou competition zones.
The Paralympic Heritage Flame was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London regarded as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. Another eight flames will be collected at eight locations on Wednesday in the three competition zones.
The locations feature special schools and libraries for the blind, cultural and historical landmarks, and the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympic Games flame collection site. All nine flames will be united as one flame cluster at the Temple of Heaven to become the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Flame.
On Thursday, the torch will make its way to the Thaiwoo Ski Resort in Zhangjiakou, Beijing Expo Park, before being relayed by torchbearers in the Olympic Forest South Park inside the closed loop.
On the final stretch of the journey, the Beijing Disabled Persons' Culture and Sports Guidance Center and the China Disabled Sports Management Center will lead the relay before the torch is used to light the Beijing Paralympic Cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday.
According to the organizers, the flame will be carried by 565 torchbearers, of which people with disabilities account for 21 percent.
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