Flags of delegations enter stadium
2008-09-17 12:31:35 GMT2008-09-17 20:31:35 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
South Korean athletes hold the banner saying "Love Paralympics. Love China" as they walk in ahead of the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony will kick off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Flags of different delegations enter the field during the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
Zhang Lixin (2nd L, bottom), flag bearer of the Paralympic delegation of China enters the field during the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
Fireworks are displayed in the sky during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games closing ceremony held in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Flags of all delegations enters the field ahead of the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Flags of different delegations enter the field during the closing ceremony of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2008. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday.