Jiaxing natives to debut at Beijing Paralympics' opening, closing ceremonies
Liu Jie practices singing. [Photo/cnjxol.com]
Five Jiaxing natives will perform at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, which runs from March 4 to 13.
The five performers are members of the Zhejiang Art Troupe for People with Disabilities. They include dancers with hearing impairment Ye Zheng, Ma Zhenhong, Li Mei and Jin Lei, as well as Liu Jie, a singer with physical disabilities.
At the beginning of this year, the group started rehearsals in Beijing after they received a notice from the organizing committee of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in late 2021.
Ye Zheng performs as a lead dancer at a renowned dance Thousand-handed Bodhisattva. [Photo/cnjxol.com]
Jiaxing has been supporting people with disabilities to participate in sports and cultural activities in recent years.
The city has established 32 volunteer teams to help people with visual impairment enjoy movies, benefiting 10,776 visually impaired individuals to date.
At the upcoming Winter Paralympics, 96 Chinese athletes will compete in all six disciplines - wheelchair curling, para ice hockey, para Alpine skiing, para snowboarding, para cross-country skiing and para biathlon.
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