Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Ceremonies Photos : (Part 1)
Ceremonies Photos :
Photo: Entrance of the IPC flag
Updated：2008-09-07 03:35:51
The flag of the International Paralympic Committee is escorted into the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, on September 6, 2008.
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Photo: 'Fly with the dream' performance
Updated：2008-09-07 03:29:32
Performers display a spectacular scene of a group of flying petrels, swans and birds above the blue sea surface, echoing the theme "fly with the dream", during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, in Beijing, China, on September 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Artistic performance
Updated：2008-09-07 03:22:20
Photo taken on September 6, 2008 shows the performance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.
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Photo: Artistic performance
Updated：2008-09-07 03:21:02
Photo taken on September 6, 2008 shows the artistic performance during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.
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Photo: Artistic performance
Updated：2008-09-07 03:12:24
The photo, taken on September 6, 2008, shows the artistic performance of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Opening Ceremony fireworks
Updated：2008-09-06 23:56:55
Fireworks go off at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China, on September 6, 2008.
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Photo: Hou Bin climbs towards the torch
Updated：2008-09-06 23:49:29
Chinese Athletics athlete Hou Bin climbs towards the torch of the Beijing Paralympic Games during the Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing on September 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Sign language dance performance
Updated：2008-09-06 23:46:55
Dressed in white gowns, girls with hearing impairments perform a dance using sign language during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing on September 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Sign language dance performance
Updated：2008-09-06 23:43:01
Dressed in white gowns, girls with hearing impairments perform a dance using sign language during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing on September 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: The torch is lit
Updated：2008-09-06 23:50:02
The cauldron of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games is lit by Chinese Athletics athlete Hou Bin during the Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, on September 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Deaf girls' performance
Updated：2008-09-06 23:33:09
Deaf girls, dressed in white gown, perform sign language dance during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China, Sept. 6, 2008.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)
Photo: Lights on at the National Grand Theater
Updated：2008-09-06 23:29:16
This photo, taken on Sept. 6, 2008, shows the National Grand Theater with lights on to celebrate the start of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opened here Saturday.
(Photo credit: Xinhua)