Profile picture of the torchbearer Jiang Xintian, the first deaf-mute Miss Universe in 52 years.

Paralympic Beauty Angel Jiang Xintian: Graceful Posture Shocks the World

With a strikingly elegant appearance and mesmerizing dance moves, even in grand settings like the 2003 Miss Universe China finals, Jiang Xintian, a sophomore girl from Qingdao, Shandong Province who cannot hear or speak, exuded grace and confidence, capturing everyone's attention. Standing at 171.5 centimeters, she ultimately won the "Best Media Attention Award" and the "Special Honor Award" specifically established for her by the organizing committee.

At 11:00 on August 29, 2008, Jiang Xintian served as the torchbearer to collect the Paralympic flame. The ceremony to collect the sacred flame began. Dressed in a long skirt, Jiang Xintian, the sacred flame collector, appeared on the three-tiered platform in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. She extended her arms, reaching upward to the sky and downward to the earth, expressing boundless reverence for heaven and earth; then she opened her arms to embrace the sunlight, as if encompassing all living things within her broad embrace, offering the finest blessings to humanity.