China's security authorities have been making every effort to ensure security at the 2010 Asian Para Games which will open in south China's Guangzhou City Sunday.
An athlete visits a photography studio inside the Asian Para Games Village, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Dec 10.
The opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Para Games will not focus on high-tech performances but emotion - a feature that will display disabled performers' and athletes' love for life and society, Zhu Jianwei, director-in-chief of the ceremony, said.
The area reserved for people with disabilities to watch the games at the main venue in Guangzhou is highlighted in this file photo on Oct 9, 2010. For the upcoming Asiad Para Games, which will take place between Dec 12 and 19, barrier-free facilities built for the competition and training venues as well as the athletes’ village have been modified to accommodate guests.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday began a torch relay for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games when he lit the main torch in downtown Beijing.
Facilities for disabled people in Guangzhou have been greatly improved thanks to new barrier-free amenities built for the upcoming Asian Para Games.
The 2010 Guangzhou Para-Asian Games flame has taken just 3.88 seconds to be ignited by sun ray in a traditional ceremony at the China Millenium Monument on a freezing Friday morning.
The total investment of the Guangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games will come to about 122.6 billion yuan ($18.37 billion), Wan Qingliang, mayor of south China's Guangzhou City where the Games will be hosted said here Wednesday.