At 8 p.m. on September 6, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was grandly held at the National Stadium, "Bird's Nest." This is when Hou Bin, a gold medalist in track and field at the Paralympics, prepared to light the main torch during the opening ceremony.
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics, the unique way Hou Bin lit the flame moved the whole world. Hou Bin revealed in his blog on the 7th that although this was his fourth participation in the Paralympics, it was his first time attending the opening ceremony.