little girl. This performance symbolised the ideals and aspirations of people with a disability. Another song was performed by Sun Yue and Sha Baoliang. The Asian Para Games flame entered the stadium and was relayed around the stadium by 9 athletes as well as by Zhenzhen. The torch bearers, in order, were: Chen Qi (silver medalist at the First Asian Wheelchair Basketball Championships) Huang Jiehua (captain of the Guangdong Paralympic swim team and gold medallist at numerous national championships) Wu Yancong (Paralympic gold medallist in high jump) Shan Zilong (Paralympic gold medallist in rowing) Li Hedong (gold medallist in World Shooting Championships) Xiao Yanhong (Paralympic gold medallist in archery) Zhenzhen and family Zhang Lixin (China May 4th Youth Medallist and Paralympic gold medallist in athletics) Zhang Haiyuan (Outstanding Athlete of the Chinese Paralympic Team and Paralympic gold medallist in athletics) The final two torchbearers Zhang Lixin and Zhang Haiyuan, both without a left leg, then began to climb up a man-made cliff alternately. One of them would climb up a small distance while the other one held onto the torch, then the torch would be handed over allowing the latter to climb. The process continued until both torchbearers reached the summit of the 'mountain'. The torch was then placed in a container which was wound up to the base of the spiral-shaped cauldron. Finally, the cauldron was lit. The song "The Glory of Life" (生命的辉煌) performed by various artists and an extensive fireworks display concluded the ceremony. Closing ceremony The closing ceremony was held at 8:00pm on 19 December in the Guangdong Olympic Stadium featuring Chinese cultural performances and fireworks. The 40-minute artistic performance was entitled "You Make the World Different" comprising three chapters, namely "Sky and Sea" (blue), "Leaf and Vein" (green), and "Light and Dream" (red), and was themed on the concepts of reunion and departure. It featured songs by local artists Cao Fujia, Huang Zheng, Xu Yang and Shi Peng and a performance by hundreds of children. Among the highlights was as the cauldron flame was extinguished, the torch which ignited the cauldron during the opening ceremony was relit and passed down the man-made cliff below the cauldron by several disabled athletes forming the Chinese character for people "ren" (人). The flame was then carried in a rectangular lantern and handed over to Wan Qingliang, the mayor of Guangzhou. As the first Asian Para Games, the flame