The story of a snowflake that started with the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and ended with the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics shined a light on diverse Chinese elements based on both traditional culture and modern technology.

With Beijing 2022 fever yet to recede, the success of the Winter Paralympic Games is becoming more evident, as Team China saw an all-round breakthrough in both the medal tally and the athletes themselves, with more records set over the past week.

As about 600 athletes prepared to say good-bye to the Beijing Paralympic Games on Sunday, a team of more than 40 expert technicians who provided some 300 free repairs to make sure the athletes' wheelchairs, prostheses and orthoses stayed in perfect shape for the competitions, were finishing their work in this year's Games.

China's Para Ice Hockey team beat Team South Korea to win a bronze medal during the Open Team Tournament Games at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday. Though they were the third team to step on the podium, the attainment of their first Paralympic medal was a history-making symbol of victory.

Despite the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games drawing to a close on Sunday, the sports event's legacy inheritance has just begun, being carried from the competition venue to streets, with various technologies applied at the event that have touched athletes from all over the world expected to be made available to the disabled people.

Growing up in the area surrounded by the rich tropical forest of Xishuangbanna in the southwest tip of China's Yunnan Province, Yan Wen had never seen snow before he was a teenager, but now he is making his mark at the Beijing Paralympic snowboarding event.

The Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's State Council have sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese delegation for its "best in history" performance at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, scheduled to be concluded on Sunday.

Para alpine skiing features six disciplines including downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, super combined and team events. Athletes combine speed and agility while racing down slopes at speeds of around 100 kilometers an hour, and need to pass through a high number of gates. If an athlete misses a gate they are disqualified.

The successful holding of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games demonstrated that China has fulfilled its promise of making the Olympics and Paralympics equally spectacular, said Cai Qi, president of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, on Sunday. Speaking at a news conference, Cai recalled some of the impressive details of the Paralympic Games, including the opening ceremony which blends sports with performance, the actors "singing" the national anthem in sign language and the athletes embedding the torch in the main torch stand.

Paralympic cross-country skiing is one of the two Nordic skiing disciplines at the Winter Paralympic Games, and the other is biathlon. The sport first appeared at the Winter Paralympic Games in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden in 1976, and has been part of the program ever since.

On the penultimate competition day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Team China athletes bagged 15 medals in 14 events, including four gold medals, drawing praise from Chinese netizens.

Para ice hockey, a sport of the Winter Paralympic Games, has been attracting many spectators all around the world due to its highly physical nature.

'Chinatastic' is the word that Swiss Paralympic medalist Theo Gmur used to describe his trip in Beijing, which he said means a 'mix of China and fantastic.' In an interview on Friday, the 26-year-old skier told the Global Times that the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics is the 'best game' in terms of the organization, and also shared how some of his childhood dreams have come true.

With the help of a fitness coach, Shanghai resident Shen Ling (pseudonym) slowly pushes her wheelchair onto a piece of exercise equipment. She holds the handrails, moving the wheelchair little by little with the strength of her waist. The equipment helps Shen improve her balance and metabolism.

Zhang Mengqiu clinched China's first Alpine skiing gold at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Monday, but that is not her only cause to celebrate as she turned 20 years old on Wednesday. As birthday wishes spilled in from netizens, the young athlete spent her 20th birthday with Payalympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon and workers at the Winter Paralympic village.

Under the deafening sound of cheering, Chinese athlete Zheng Peng looked very exhausted as he rushed across the finish line in the Men's Sprint Sitting final for Para Cross-Country Skiing and won his second gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics on Wednesday.

It is rare to see athletes join the tense Olympic Games together with their family members. But that's not the case for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, at which there were many scenes of para-athletes competing in the events side by side with their parents, brothers and sisters.

Competitions at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games continued on Wednesday with China winning again in the afternoon session. Chinese skiers Zheng Peng and Yang Hongqiong won two gold medals in their respective events, helping Team China's gold medals tally reach 10.

At the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, Ukraine has achieved outstanding results and has taken second spot in the medal tally.

The Chinese Para ice hockey team saw another victory at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games on Wednesday. As the only woman on the rink, China's Yu Jing felt she already accomplished her dream of inspiring more women into Para sports.

All eyes turned to dual-Olympic city Beijing on Friday as the Paralympic flag was raised at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony. One highlight of the opening, the Games' anthem "Hymne de l'Avenir" (Anthem of the Future) was performed by a wind band consisting of child musicians with vision impairments whose love for music and endless efforts of the past 11 years paved their way to their Paralympic debut.

Holding cheer balls and whirling to the rhythm of a conductor, a group of Chinese artists with disabilities gave a performance for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Yanqing Medals Plaza in Yanqing District, Beijing.

"Wow, you speak Chinese so well!" Whenever Finnish snowboarder Matti Sairanen gets such a compliment while interacting with people at the Zhangjiakou Paralympic Village during the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, he always explains that it is because he is a Beijinger.

Chinese Paralympic teams achieved great results again at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on Tuesday, the International Women's Day.

China's Paralympic debutant Liu Mengtao claimed the Para biathlon men's middle distance sitting title at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou on Tuesday. China's Shan Yilin ranked fourth in the para biathlon women's middle distance sitting. Photos: Cui Meng/GT

Canadian skier Brian Mckeever won his 14th gold medal in the men's long distance classical technique vision impaired in cross-country skiing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Monday. A veteran of six Winter Paralympics, the 42-year-old athlete has won the respect of Chinese netizens.

When Belgian alpine skier Linda le Bon sped downhill alongside her daughter, who stepped in at the last minute to be her guide, at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Monday, she proved to all ski lovers that the sport is not just for the young.

The curtains of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games pulled down in late February, which has sown seeds in the minds of hundreds of millions of people across China, especially among young people, who are rushing to ice rinks and ski slopes with unparalleled enthusiasm to practice hard, in the hope that one day they will “fly” like an Olympian.

All venues of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be open to the public after the games, in order to provide services for more people with disabilities and promote the development of barrier-free facilities for the disabled in the city and around the country, the organizing committee said on Sunday.

After two losses and three wins in the first three days after the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Chinese wheelchair curling team is still holding out hope for a home victory, considering its legendary past.

Public art installation Starry Snow has been accompanying Beijing, the world's first dual-Olympics city, throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Consisting of eight large silver "snowflakes," the installation's beauty goes beyond the crystal-clear sparkles it gives off. The design of the snowflakes reveal the innovation of the Chinese design team and demonstrates that Beijing has fulfilled its promise of hosting a "high-tech Olympics" for the world.

China continued leading the medal tally on Monday, winning another nine medals at an astonishing speed including one gold and four slivers on the third competition day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Host China had a clean sweep of the Para snowboard men's cross SB-UL medals at Beijing 2022 on Monday, with four Chinese snowboarders forming an all-Chinese final.

While Team China has been achieving remarkable results two days into the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, global audiences have also been enjoying the phenomenal event as if they watch competitions in person thanks to the advanced 5G free-viewpoint virtual reality (VR) video system developed by a Chinese research team led by Peking University (PKU).

On Sunday, the second competition day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, the speed at which Team China won medals stunned spectators, who commented they are having trouble keeping up.

With the help of technologies, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games has made every effort to create a barrier-free environment, provide athletes with convenient, fast, accurate and meticulous services as well as a comfortable living environment, demonstrating the warmth of China.

“Please wear the mask before entering the hall,” a security inspection robot named 'Andi' reminds visitors while making its rounds outdoors. Meanwhile, a service robot named “Coffee Master” is brewing tea and coffee for visitors in the main hall. “Coffee is ready, please enjoy it now!” Once prepared, a delivery robot named “Lucki” will bring the freshly prepared drinks to visitors.

At the ongoing Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a group of people with the title of "guide" are silently working hard to help para-athletes achieve their dreams.

Liu Zixu won Team China's first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday in the Para biathlon men's sprint sitting event.

Team China has produced some eye-catching results on the first day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, temporarily ranking first on the overall medal table with two gold, three silver and three bronze medals as of press time on Saturday afternoon.

Meaning "flying high," the emblem for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games, which was opened on Friday, is designed to convey the Games organizers' athlete-centered philosophy.

Team China's Guo Yujie won the gold medal in Para biathlon women's sprint standing on Saturday, the second gold medal for China on the first day of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Liu Zixu wins China's first gold medal after finishing Para biathlon men's sprint sitting in 18 minutes and 51.5 seconds at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics on Saturday. Team China's Liu Mengtao won the bronze medal by finishing in 19 minutes and 33 seconds.

Liu Zixu finished first in Para biathlon men's sprint sitting, earning China the first gold medal at Beijing 2022 Paralympics on Saturday.

The three-day torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games entered the last day on Friday, and more than 500 torchbearers passed the flame in three competition zones in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. The flame, collected in nine places, is scheduled to be put on display at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games on Friday night.

A special volunteer team of guide dogs will be present at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games opening on Friday. The pack has undergone specialized training to provide services under complex situations and cold environments.

After saying goodbye to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China's capital is welcoming approximately 600 of the world's best Paralympic athletes for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Friday, becoming the first city to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Paralympic Games.

As China's growing winter sports industry gains momentum from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, some members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have set their sights on the development of the sector, with proposals to boost the snow and ice equipment manufacturing industry and especially, develop ice sports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Chinese double amputee mountaineer Xia Boyu, who successfully climbed to the top of Mount Qomolangma on two artificial legs, became the first torchbearer at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games flame lighting ceremony at the Badaling Great Wall on Wednesday.

Following hot sale of Bing Dwen Dwen - a panda-shaped mascot - during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, chubby, childlike red-lantern Shuey Rhon Rhon, which is the mascot of the upcoming Winter Paralympics, has witnessed rising popularity with high demand from consumers.

Beijing 2022 Games' Olympic villages have been transformed into homes for around 1,700 Paralympics athletes and participants from the world after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came to an end on February 20. Fitted with fully equipped accessibility facilities, they also include arrangements such as professional guide dogs with tracking codes, with these small details reflecting Beijing's commitment to create a humane and friendly environment.

The torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games kicked off on Wednesday at the symbolic Temple of Heaven in Beijing, where the flame of Beijing 2008 Paralympics was lit, and 565 torchbearers, including athletes, coaches and people who contribute to protecting the disabled, are participating in the three-day relay.

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games approach, sales of merchandise related to the Beijing Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon have gone viral in China, following the craze for Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

A snowflake design made by intertwining a Chinese knot with the Olympic Rings can be seen on the poster Connecting the World by Enthusiasm, the official poster of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Unlike other posters made by professional designers, this minimalistic design that combines Chinese culture with the Olympic spirit was created by a student in Sichuan Province.

A total of 565 torchbearers will carry the flame during the torch relay in Beijing before the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games begin, among which the disabled will account for 21 percent of the total number, after first flame was lit in London.

An exoskeleton will assist torch bearers during the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games torch relay, which will be conducted from Wednesday to Friday in the three competition areas in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, the event's organizing committee revealed on Tuesday.

The upcoming Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will use an energy-efficient printing technology for the Braille version of the manual for athletes and officials, spectators' guide, venue introduction and maps. It's the largest use of Braille in the history of the Winter Olympics.

In order to enable people with disabilities to participate in and watch the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, a number of barrier-free facilities have been added and renovated in various venues.

China's National Para Ice Hockey Team, one of the eight teams competing in the sport at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, will go up against Slovakia for its opening match on March 5. Currently, Li Hongguan, 21, is preparing for the debut on the home field with his 17 teammates.

With just three days to go until the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, the competition venues, transportation systems, the Paralympic Villages and medical services are speeding the transition from the Winter Olympics for a streamlined, safe and green Winter Paralympics.

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games approach, a peak number of delegations arrived in Beijing on Sunday with several teams immediately starting adaptive training on snow and ice, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

The Beijing Winter Paralympic Villages have been welcoming more delegations since they opened on Friday. The management team of the villages has provided a unique look into the behind-the-scenes operations at the villages, which seek to provide a "feel-at-home" experience.

For many people around the world, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be remembered for its amazing performances, top-tier competitions, and of course, cheerful friendship and sportsmanship, leaving many with the moments that reflect the true meaning of the Olympic spirit.

After a 44-hour conversion, the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village on Friday completed its transition to the Winter Paralympic Village and officially opened, marking the final stage of preparations for the Paralympic Games, which will open in a week.

Few Westerners have a real understanding of the real China. They rely on Western mainstream media reports to tell them what to think about China. US has implemented propaganda to keep Americans as fervent anti-China folks.

It was no coincidence that the official slogan for the Beijing Olympics was "Together for a Shared Future," and according to organizers, it reflected "the power of the Games to overcome global challenges as a community." In an era of widespread polarization and division, the need for unity has never been greater, and now is the time for the Western world to show true sportsmanlike conduct and engage with China with openness, respect and truth.

Nearby some of the arenas where the sports events of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics took place, such as the National Alpine Skiing Center in the capital's Yanqing district, a group of secret spectators watched the fierce competition together with human audiences.

'The two Games witnessed a more self-confident, calm and determined China, and that's what I also became after staying with the very dedicated, genial and wise president Bach for 20 days,' said Chinese volunteer Wu Yixuan, who accompanied International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

After three competitions in the giant slalom event at the National Alpine Skiing Centre in the Yanqing district in Beijing, Richardson Viano, Haiti's first-ever Winter Olympic athlete, has wrapped up his "happy" and "incredible" China trip and returned home to unite with his parents and continue training.

On February 5, when Fan Kexin, together with her teammates, won the first gold medal of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics for Team China in the short-track speed skating mixed team relay, her parents, Fan Shizhong and Nie Guiling, hugged each other and shed tears as they watched the live broadcast in Qitaihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, some 1,600 kilometers away from Beijing.

Chinese skater Xu Mengtao won China's first gold in the freestyle skiing women's aerials in Zhangjiakou on February 14. What came as one of the warmest ­moments was when a competitor from Team USA, Ashley Caldwell, congratulated her on her success, gave her a tight hug and called her "Tao Tao."

Beijing Winter Olympic Games were held and ended successfully - which was emphasized by the solemnly held closing ceremony. Having held the Winter Olympics, China has once again established its image in the world, which neither the propaganda campaign around the sources of the COVID-19 pandemic, nor the pedaling of individual issues from the "domestic political agenda" could shake. The basis for this campaign was the statement of the US State Department, made back in January 2021, concerning the "systematic infringement" of the rights of Uygurs. American initiatives were supported by five countries from among the "junior partners" in NATO – however, even the semblance of an obstruction to the Olympic tournament did not work for Western countries this time. The overall success of China - third place in the gold medal tally, surpassing the US and a number of other traditionally strong countries in winter sports - emphasized the new status of a dynamically developing power on the world stage.

"Now I am also longing to fly in the sky on a snowboard just like Su Yiming and Gu Ailing. I am just 16 years old so still have a chance, right?" a Beijing high-school student surnamed Fang said, explaining his inspiration for the new direction he wants to take his life after watching the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

'It is very pleasant that we were caught on camera showing mutual support and friendship between peoples,' Russian freestyle skier Ilia Burov told the Global Times after a picture of him hugging Ukraine's Oleksandr Abramenko went viral on Internet. 'The Olympics is not about politics. It is, first and foremost, about sports,' said the Russian athlete.

How did some influential American media outlets cover the Beijing Winter Olympics, when the US sees China as a strategic rival? The Global Times selected six US media outlets that represent different interest groups in the country, and collected and analyzed their recent coverage related to the Beijing Winter Games, trying to learn about the US media's strategy concerning the Games and the possible prejudice behind it.

For the past fortnight, the world has seen both glorious and touching moments experienced by the Olympians, who gave stellar performances on the Beijing Winter Olympic stage, inspiring multitudes around the world. Making the event possible, however, has been the hard work of tens of thousands of volunteers and staff - their names may not be mentioned, but their efforts, affability, and excellent work will be remembered through the success of this "truly exceptional" Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

It's hard to say goodbye to Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, as the Games ended on Sunday. Soon it will be the home platform of Shuey Rhon Rhon, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, scheduled to open in early March.

With Beijing drawing the curtain on the Winter Olympic Games after Sunday night's spectacular closing ceremony, the Chinese capital has seen a peak of foreigners' departure as over 6,000 delegation members left the city on Monday. Under coordinated efforts of staffers at the airports, the Olympic Village and other related venues, Beijing has done its best to safeguard their exit in a safe, orderly, and swift fashion, the Global Times learned.

China is sending 96 athletes to next month's Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, its largest ever participation in the event. This marks the sixth time for China to participate in the Winter Paralympics, which will be held between March 4 and 13.

Chinese knots, lanterns, and 'willow twigs' symbolizing farewell… Zhang Yimou, the only filmmaker to direct opening and closing ceremonies for both the Summer and Winter Olympics, once again proved his incredible talent on Sunday night with an amazing closing ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Without a doubt, he has set an exceptionally high bar for future directors.

Alpine skier Fayik Abdi has explored cooperation potential between Saudi Arabia and China to promote winter sports.

Successfully holding Winter Olympics strongly underscored China's first-class ability to host competitions, especially in terms of venues and organization.

If the story of the 2008 Olympics was all about Beijing and its new modernity, the story of these Olympics is about China's urban-rural divide and the challenge of transforming some of the poorest and most remote areas of the country and providing them with a state-of-the-art transport infrastructure ensuring their connectivity with the rest of China.

The “snow mania” following the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has boosted the development of a wide range of winter sports industries, including the production of winter sports gear and equipment. Chinese producers in East China's Zhejiang Province are seeing surging orders from both overseas and home.

It's time to say goodbye, but for many athletes, it's hard to do after they have enjoyed so many joyful and memorable moments during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

The Chinese sports delegation had the best ever performance in history at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games after years' efforts in soliciting international Winter sports talents with a perfect mechanism and favorable conditions, said an article written by the Communist Party of China (CPC) China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) published on Sunday.

The long track and short track are considered two forms of speed skating, which has been included in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games events.

Cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start free competition was held in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei Province, on February 20, 2022 and Norwegian athlete Therese Johaug won gold among the 65 competitors.

Following the performance of the pair skating champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong at the Beijing 2022 figure skating gala, the highly popular Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen showed up on the ice rink and interacted with skaters from around the world. Although the gala had ended, skaters were unwilling to leave and instead enjoyed themselves in Olympic gathering and dancing.

Just one day before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games bring its grand curtain down, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Beijing 2022,on Saturdayheaped praise on the Games, saying the organizing committee has done an incredible work and the volunteers are extraordinary, and fully acknowledged the effectiveness of the closed-loop system.

Although the Beijing 2022 Winter Games are coming to an end, the Beijing 2022 super star Bing Dwen Dwen continues to make waves as a new souvenir of the mascot, a gold necklace, received more than 7,000 pre-sale orders in two hours after it debuted on the online Olympic flagship store on Alibaba's e-commerce platform Tmall on Saturday.

What's the difference between pairs skating and ice dancing? The easiest way is to see the length of the female dancer's skirt.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, but winter sports in China are reaching more people with more diversified sports as domestic production and research from Chinese sports gear companies lowers the cost of sports facilities, equipment and gear.

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach hailed the closed-loop management as "very successful as it has made everyone in the bubble feel safe and comfortable.

With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics coming to an end, athletes from all over the world have expressed their appreciation and heartfelt thanks to the considerate, exquisite and trustworthy support provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee.

Freeskier Gu Ailing of Team China won her second gold at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday, bringing China's overall gold medal tally to a record eight at the Beijing Games.

There are always light and fun moments when athletes from across the globe enjoy their non-competition leisure times in the Olympic Village.

The controversy over Russian skater Kamila Valieva is drawing public attention to the topic of the anti-doping campaign during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Chinese officials and volunteers have been dedicated to taking "watertight" measures for four years to ensure not only clean Chinese competitors but clean competitions at the Games.

Figure skaters Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won the gold and silver medals on Thursday's free skating competition while their teammate Kamila Valieva, who scored highest in the short program, came in fourth.

Team China participated for the first time in the Winter Olympic Nordic combined large hill/4x5km team competition on Thursday in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei Province and finished 10th. Norway claimed the gold medal.