The picture shows the emblem of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games arranged on the Wangfujing Pedestrian Street in Beijing.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

  China News Service, Beijing, March 2. The Beijing Winter Paralympics will kick off on March 4.

As the time draws near, the Torch Relay for the Winter Paralympics begins today.

The Tinder from the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement will be brought together with a total of 8 Tinders in the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, 9 city fires gathered in the Temple of Heaven Park to generate the official fire for the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

There are 565 torchbearers for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. The torch relay is scheduled to be held from the 2nd to the 4th in the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

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