Members of Chinese Sports delegation pose with children and Feifei, the mascot of the 4th Asian Para Games, during the opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games Village, as well as the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese delegation, was held here on Monday.
Following around one week of transformation, the Asian Games Village has been turned into the Asian Para Games Village to welcome its first batch of residents.
Covering an area of 325,000 square meters, the village has been converted from the media village of the Hangzhou Asian Games and will provide 3,446 rooms for the delegations during the Asian Para Games.
Humanistic concern is prevalent in the village, as tactile paving can access all the facilities and signs are marked in Braille. Over 30 shuttle vehicles will provide around-the-clock transportation services.
As there is a height difference of one to two centimeters inside and outside the rooms, rubber ramps are applied for wheelchair access, and protective strips are placed at the wall corners. In the athletes' rooms, beds can be adjusted to different heights to cater to specific needs.
The Hangzhou Asian Para Games will be held from October 22-28. China has sent 439 athletes to compete in 397 events in 22 sports. ■
Members of Chinese Sports delegation arrive at the opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Members of Chinese Sports delegation get on a barrier-free shuttle in the 4th Asian Para Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation was held here on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a barrier-free lavatory in the 4th Asian Para Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation was held here on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a barrier-free bed on the right and an accompany bed on the left in the 4th Asian Para Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation was held here on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a view of the 4th Asian Para Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation was held here on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
A sculpture of the mascot of the 4th Asian Para Games is seen in the 4th Asian Para Games Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The opening ceremony for the 4th Asian Para Games Village and team welcome ceremony for the Chinese Sports Delegation was held here on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
