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

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

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

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