With the melody of "singing the motherland", the host Chinese delegation finally entered the venue. Guo Yujie, a Paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon athlete and Wang Zhidong, a Paralympic ice hockey athlete, marched at the forefront of the team with a bright five-star red flag. A total of 217 Chinese delegation, including 96 athletes, will compete in all 6 major events and 73 minor events. This is the largest delegation, the largest number of athletes and the most complete entries since China participated in the winter Paralympic Games.

運動員入場完畢，大屏幕播放國際殘奧委會短片《我們這15%》，展現(xiàn)了殘疾人充滿自信和活力的風采，呼吁進一步提高對全球12億殘疾人的關(guān)注度、包容性和無障礙水平。

After the athletes entered the stadium, the short film "we 15%" of the International Paralympic Committee was broadcast on the large screen, which showed the self-confidence and vitality of the disabled and called for further improving the attention, inclusiveness and accessibility of the 1.2 billion disabled people around the world.

隨后，北京冬奧組委主席蔡奇致辭。他說，在習近平主席親自推動和中國政府堅強領(lǐng)導下，我們踐行綠色、共享、開放、廉潔的辦奧理念，與國際殘奧委會等方面通力合作，精心做好北京冬殘奧會籌辦工作，確保“兩個奧運、同樣精彩”。期待殘奧健兒的精彩表現(xiàn)，讓我們享受殘奧運動帶來的競技之美、精神之美、生命之美。相信北京冬殘奧會將向世界傳遞信心、友愛與希望，展現(xiàn)構(gòu)建人類命運共同體的美好愿望。讓我們攜手一起向未來，譜寫殘奧運動新篇章。

Then, Cai Qi, chairman of Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, delivered a speech. *** We look forward to the wonderful performance of Paralympic athletes, and let us enjoy the beauty of competition, spirit and life brought by Paralympic sports. It is believed that the Beijing winter Paralympic Games will convey confidence, friendship and hope to the world and show the good wish of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Let's join hands to write a new chapter of the Paralympic movement towards the future.