Jia Yi, Baicheng resident, said, "The 12-day Paralympic Games touched our hearts deeply."
Over in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a conference room at a construction site was crowded with workers who had just got back from work to watch the closing ceremony. Many of them even put on festive clothes to celebrate the Games with songs and dances.
The success of the Paralympic Games means even more to disabled people. Many students at a disabled education school in Qinghuangdao City of Hebei Province sat in front of the TV to share the joy and fun.
Shan Hao, Blind student, said, "I want to tell every Paralympic athlete: you are the best!"
Students at another disabled school in Shandong Province are particularly happy, because their schoolmate Cui Na won a gold medal in women's judo.
Li Zhenzhen, disabled student, said, "I believe that as long as we have confidence in life and feel the love surrounding us, we will have courage to carry on and create our own miracles."
Disabled student, said, "The Paralympics has given us so much happiness. We must learn from the athletes, be brave enough to show our value, and not feel that we are useless."
Hundreds of thousands of other people with disabilities across the nation have been inspired by this great event. And that's the essence of the Paralympics: have faith in yourself and everything is possible.
(CCTV September 19, 2008)
