A series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of the successful holding of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games and the "7th China Disabled People's Ice and Snow Sports Season" and the 2023 Beijing Disabled People's Ice and Snow Carnival opened in Beijing World Park on the 7th. About 800 people, including representatives of the disabled and volunteers, participated in the activity of the day. "Let's take active action, take the lead in ice and snow sports, be a model of self-improvement, and be a fighter for the new era and new journey." Chen Jianxin, the gold medal winner of wheelchair curling at the 2018 Pingchang Winter Paralympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, read a proposal at the opening ceremony, advocating disabled people to integrate into society, participate in sports, feel the charm of ice and snow, and surpass themselves and pursue excellence on the track of life. It is understood that after the opening ceremony, it is also planned to hold the National Wheelchair Curling Invitational Tournament at the Curling Gymnasium of Beijing Disabled People's Cultural and Sports Service Center from February 22 to 26, with wheelchair curling teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Heilongjiang participating. On March 4, an exhibition of cultural works of the disabled will be held at the China Century Monument. Around the theme of preparation, participation and service guarantee for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, 300 calligraphy, painting and photographic works will be selected for exhibition. The organizer of the event said that by holding the ice and snow carnival, it would further promote and popularize the mass ice and snow sports for the disabled, guide and encourage the disabled to actively participate in the winter rehabilitation fitness sports activities, advocate the scientific fitness concept, recommend practical fitness methods, let the disabled friends move, laugh, and strengthen in more mass ice and snow sports activities, and increase more sense of gain, happiness, and security. (Xinhua News Agency)