Photo taken on September 6, 2008 shows the art performance during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China.

Photo taken on September 6, 2008 shows the art performance during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China.

Photo taken on September 6, 2008 shows the art performance during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium in Beijing, China.

Li Yue, a ballet student who survived the May 12 earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province but had one of her legs amputated, performs during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium on September 6, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2008)