Videos about Paralympics, China

The BeiJing 北京 2008 Paralympics Opening Ceremony

The artistic performances (in HD).

Featuring an innovative performance of Ravel's Bolero, with a young girl survivor of the SiChuan earthquake earlier that year, plus Debussy's Claire de Lune, and much, much more (including the lighting of the torch) ...

Note : The HD version is currently unavailable; we are showing a highlights video for now.

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An Introduction to BeiJing


Beijing is the capital of the most populous country in the world - the People's Republic of China.With a population of 15 million, and a high proportion of green space, Beijing is one of the world's most monumental cities - a place of superlatives, with the biggest central square in the world - Tian'AnMen Square - the largest and best preserved imperial palace complex - the Forbidden City - the largest sacrificial complex in the world - the Temple of Heaven - and sections of the world's largest man-made structure - the Great Wall - nearby.    ... more ...

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