Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 4th, title: The wonderful interpretation of life and the brilliance of human nature - written on the occasion of the opening of the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing
Xinhua commentator
On the evening of March 4, splendid fireworks lit up the "Bird's Nest" of the National Stadium, and Beijing, the "City of Double Olympics", ushered in another historic moment.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games is grandly opened. A simple, safe and exciting Paralympic event will usher in a new spring for the development of the World Paralympic Movement and the global disability cause.
The appointment to go to the Winter Paralympics is a concentrated display of the results of more than six years of preparation, and it is also a vivid portrayal of the rapid development of the cause of the disabled in China.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has "specially cared and paid special attention" to the cause of the disabled, standing at the height of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and seeking rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, ensuring the basic livelihood of the disabled and improving To improve the quality of life of the disabled and to promote the all-round development of the disabled, 85 million disabled people have become equal members of the big social family, and they are sharing the great glory of the country's prosperity and strength with the people of the whole country.
From the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Development of Disabled Persons" to make systematic arrangements to protect the livelihood of the disabled and to promote their development, to the "14th Five-Year Plan for Special Education Development and Improvement Action Plan" to promote high-quality development of special education; Accessible ramps, Braille, and barrier-free toilets are widely available in public places, and barrier-free facilities and barrier-free services to the Beijing Winter Paralympics have been widely recognized... The development of my country's disability cause is like a ruler, marking The temperature of development witnesses the progress of the times.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics is a sports event for disabled athletes to pursue their dreams, and it is also a broad stage for the exchange and sharing of disabled people around the world.
At this Winter Paralympic Games, Chinese and foreign ice and snow athletes will compete in 6 major events and 78 minor events, writing sports legends in the Winter Olympics and opening a new page in the history of the Winter Paralympics.
The holding of the Winter Paralympics will help more disabled people, inspired by the Olympic spirit, better integrate into society, participate in society, and contribute to society through sports rehabilitation, so as to encourage each other, warm each other, and grow together.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics is not only a grand event for disabled athletes, but also a grand event for disabled people around the world.
On the field, there is self-improvement and selfless struggle to break through the limit; off the field, there is the pursuit of a better life and the expectation of a wonderful life.
"Building an inclusive world through the Paralympic Movement" - this is the beautiful vision of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, and it is also the common expectation of the whole world.
Disabled people currently account for about 15% of the world's total population. Sports aims to eliminate discrimination against this group and jointly move towards a better future of equal coexistence and integration of the disabled and the disabled.
A more united world, a brighter future.
The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games chose 9 locations to collect the "Fire of the Nine Heavens", each of which has a special meaning.
While showing the splendid Chinese civilization and diverse human civilization, the light of hope gathered by the "Fire of the Nine Heavens" expresses the best wishes for the world and the future with Chinese romance.
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the concept of "concentric circles" symbolizing unity, friendship, and communion runs through the whole. Attention, both reflect the pursuit of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. At a time when the COVID-19 epidemic is still severe, economic recovery is full of challenges, and the international situation is complex and volatile, the Beijing Winter Paralympics once again demonstrated mankind's desire for "more unity" and "together." to the future" belief.
The two Olympic Games are equally exciting; the Ice and Snow Covenant will write a new chapter, and the Paralympic sports values centered on "courage, determination, motivation, and equality" will be further promoted.
We believe that the Beijing Winter Paralympics will become a solid stage for all mankind to demonstrate the splendid life and the brilliance of humanity, and play a harmonious movement of the world watching and helping each other and marching forward hand in hand.