Top right: Director Zhang Yimou The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games on February 20, 2022 Photos: IC

A day before the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, renowned Chinese director for the Paralympics opening ceremony Zhang Yimou revealed that about 30 percent of the performers are people with disabilities. Different from the ceremony at the Winter Olympics which emphasized blue of the ice and snow, the Paralympics show will be more colorful, highlighting passion, warmth and self-empowerment. 

The opening ceremony will be themed "the blossoming of life" and will last about 80 minutes, China Central Television reported. Through more than 10 sessions, it will present the relentless pursuit of people with disabilities for "a better life, a more inclusive world" in a heart-warming atmosphere. 

Zhang Yimou, also director of the Beijing Winter Olympics' sensational opening and closing ceremonies, said that they have been working day and night to prepare for the performance filled with emotions. 

About 30 percent of the performers will be people with disabilities from across the country and various fields. The design team used simulation rehearsal technology to improve rehearsal efficiency which shows humanistic care. 

Highlighting the concept of the integration of groups with disabilities and those without disabilities, the opening ceremony will present the ideas of self-empowerment and unity. 

Not long ago, Zhang delivered spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics, stunning the world with a perfect representation of China's cultural confidence and the promotion of "together for a shared future."

As the world holds its breath for another grand show on Friday, the Paralympic Winter Games opening ceremony will have one last rehearsal on Thursday evening before it officially starts. 

Global Times