Fire was collected for the 18th Zhejiang Province Sports Games and the 12th Paralympic Games in Quzhou

China News Service, Quzhou, September 29th (Luo Zeming) On the 29th, the fire collection ceremony for the 18th Zhejiang Province Sports Games (hereinafter referred to as the "Zhejiang Province 18th Games") and the Zhejiang Province 12th Games for People with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the "Zhejiang Province 12th Games for People with Disabilities") was held at the Confucius Cultural Park in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

The theme of this fire collection ceremony is "The thoroughfare of the road, etiquette in the world", and the culture of "ritual" runs throughout. The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Province 18th National Games (12th Paralympic Games) Organizing Committee said that the Provincial Games and the Provincial Paralympic Games are "in the same city at the same time, sharing the same fire", which not only conveys the city temperature of "Southern Kong Holy Land·Quzhou is polite", but also demonstrates the sports spirit of working together and sharing glory.

In the fire collection session, Xuan Yichen, the plastic throw champion of the 18th National Games in Zhejiang Province, and Ke Peiying, the third runner-up in blind goalball of the Paris Paralympic Games, served as fire messengers. The two men held fire sticks and used concave mirrors to focus light to collect fire. Later, the heads of relevant departments at the Zhejiang provincial level jointly displayed the fire and lit the fire basin. Under the escort of fire guards, fires for the 18th and 12th National Games of Zhejiang Province were introduced into the fire lanterns respectively, and will later be used to light the main torch tower during the opening ceremony.

After the ceremony, Hu Wei, deputy governor of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, announced the start of the online torch relay. It is reported that this online torch relay breaks the boundaries of time and space and covers all of Zhejiang. The majority of netizens can become "digital torchbearers" through online platforms and pass on the "property fire" through fingertip relays. The event will last until November 7 and will end with the lighting of the main torch at the opening ceremony of the 12th Zhejiang Provincial Games for People with Disabilities.