In the early morning of March 1, Beijing time, one of the kindling materials for the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games was successfully collected at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in the United Kingdom. The other eight kindling materials were collected at the three competition areas of Beijing, Zhangjiakou and Yanqing on March 2, and then nine kindling materials were collected to form the "fire of nine days" as the official kindling materials for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, A total of 565 torchbearers participated.

Different from the torch relay of the Winter Olympic Games, it has become the practice of each Paralympic Games to collect Paralympic kindling in Mandeville, England, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, since the 2012 London Paralympic Games. According to the requirements of the International Paralympic Committee and the basic concept of the Paralympic Flame, any individual, organization or city can contribute to the creation of the Paralympic Flame. Therefore, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Paralympic Games has designed a plan to integrate nine routes of kindling into the official kindling. In addition to Mandeville, eight urban fires in China are the "Summer Olympics Fire" collected from the Temple of Heaven Park, the "Bright Fire" collected from the Beijing School for the Blind, the "Mutual Aid Fire" collected from the Warm Homeland of Wangjing Street, Beijing, the "Hope Fire" collected from the Chinese Braille Library, the "Source Fire" collected from the Grand Canal Canal Canal Water Transport Terminal The "fire of peace" collected from the ancient Great Wall in Yanqing, the "fire of hydrogen purification" collected from the Chuangba Park in Zhangjiakou, and the "fire of civilization" collected from the Yellow Emperor City in Zhangjiakou. These collection points not only include school, community, library and other disabled landmarks, but also parks representing historical culture and modern science and technology, as well as fire collection sites representing the continuation of the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympic Games.

These sites reflect the spirit of self-reliance of the disabled group, the achievements of the development of the cause of the disabled, the vivid scene of disability integration, mutual assistance and fraternity, the passionate collision between history, culture and the future of science and technology, the inheritance of the Olympic spirit by the "Double Olympic City" and China's good wish for peace for all mankind. The "Fire of the Nine Heavens" symbolizes respect for the spirit of the Paralympic Games, and also represents support for the movement of the disabled. It encourages more disabled people to face life bravely, and not abandon or give up their desire to live independently, which is also consistent with the concept of the torch relay of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.

The 565 torchbearers responsible for the torch relay of the Winter Paralympic Games come from all fields. Some are advanced model representatives and advanced representatives from all walks of life at all levels in China, some are excellent disabled athletes, coaches and excellent disabled people in other industries, and most are workers who have taken root in production and work and made outstanding contributions. At the same time, the torch bearer of the Winter Paralympic Games also has a large number of people who are enthusiastic about helping the disabled, carrying forward the spirit of the Paralympic Games, and contributing to the realization of the vision of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. What is worth looking forward to is that the torch relay of the Winter Paralympic Games will also show the scene of disabled people changing their lives through "technology" and "making the impossible possible". These "extraordinary ordinary people" will embody the concept of "tolerance, integration and sharing" through the torch relay, fully demonstrate the social respect and friendship for disabled people, and fully demonstrate the cause of disabled people The achievements in the development of the disabled people's movement fully demonstrate the spirit of the disabled people's self-reliance and striving upward.

The pages of time are constantly being renovated, but the continuation of civilization has never stopped. The gold and silver interwoven torch of the Winter Paralympic Games symbolizes bright progress, never giving up, expresses the Paralympic values of "courage, perseverance, motivation, equality", and interprets the life passion of the disabled group for self-reliance and tenacity. Under the collision of human history and the future of science and technology, in the "city of double Olympics", let's meet the ice and snow agreement together and move towards a better future.

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