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The Closing Ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Date: 2008-9-17 20:03:00 by orchid Tags: Beijing Paralympic

the Closing Ceremony of Beijing Paralympic

People may be forgiven for switching on their TV sets today to catch something on the Paralympic Games. Many are known to have done that the day after the Olympics ended to catch Olympic action.

The disappointment and the sorrow of bidding farewell to two of China's greatest events in recent times will linger for days, if not months. But like every good thing in life they had to

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Paralympic Torch back to Beijing after Dalian relay

Date: 2008-9-4 20:40:00 by jasmine Tags: Beijing Paralympic

Zhang Dehong (right) holds the Paralympic torch with the help of a torch escort and a guide dog

The Paralympic torch relay finished its last stop of "modern China" route in Dalian prior to its return to Beijing on Wednesday.

Dalian, the city hosting both Olympic and Paralympic torch relay, launched the relay in the Star Sea Square, the symbolic site of scenery in the city, at 9:45 a.m. for a 3.8km relay to the destination located in the Dalian Forest Zoo.
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Premier Wen lights Beijing Paralympic flame at Temple of Heaven

Date: 2008-8-28 20:27:00 by cactus Tags: Beijing Paralympic

Premier Wen lights Beijing Paralympic flame at Temple of Heaven

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao lit the Beijing Paralympic flame at the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off the torch relay across China before the 13th Paralympics opens on September 6.

In front of the symbolic Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, deaf-mute flame collector Jiang Xintian lit the flame out of a concave, burnished mirror.

The flame wa

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