Within one week, the cauldron will be lit at the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games Beijing 2022. Beijing, the city that hosted the 2008 Paralympics, will once again become the Centre stage of the Paralympic movement for the Winter Paralympic Games Beijing 2022 from March 4 to 13.

After the closing of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the venues entered their transition stage to better serve the Paralympics, including the famous National Aquatics Centre.

Previously known as the "Water Cube", the National Aquatics Centre was converted to the "Ice Cube" to host curling competitions at the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022. Now, more adjustments will be made to prepare for the upcoming wheelchair curling competitions.

The red lantern-shaped Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon has replaced animated astronaut giant panda Bing Dwen Dwen inside and outside the "Ice Cube". More accessible seats and toilets have been built and will be kept permanently after the events. Accessible ramps were set up not only for athletes and referees but also for journalists with disabilities at the media stand.

If those journalists entered the Main Media Centre (MMC), they would notice a multimedia centre set up at the entrance to offer guidance. Accessible signs and ramps were added to the building, and the cafeterias have been equipped with lower hand disinfection areas.

With over 80 athletes from 22 countries and regions competing at Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park, four barrier-free routes are set up for athletes, coaches, media and audiences to guarantee an all-around barrier-free experience for all participants. An artificial limb and wheelchair maintenance Centre is also ready to provide timely service.

At the National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing district, specially-designed cable cars will cater to the needs of athletes with lower limb deficiencies. According to Netherlands coach Nicky Elsewaerd, the facilities here and of the Yanqing Paralympic Village are the best.

"I have been to Sochi and Pyeongchang, and these facilities by far are the best for the Paralympics," said Elsewaerd at a training session.

"The facilities are perfect. Everything is good and acceptable. We have big rooms and big bedrooms. They have special bedrooms for athletes with wheelchairs," he added.

On the same day that Elsewaerd arrived in China, China's Paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon teams ended their 55-day training period at Baiyin National Snow Event Training Base in northwest China's Gansu Province and left for Beijing.

The whole team didn't take a single day off during the 55 days, including the past Chinese New Year. "I will try my best to achieve a good result. I hope that all athletes can get honors," said Guo Yujie, who will compete in both cross-country skiing and biathlon.

A good result at home is something every Chinese athlete longed for during their preparation for the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

On the second day of the Year of the Tiger, the Chinese wheelchair curling team started their first training session in the lunar new year. It's hard not to notice one banner on the wall in their training venue: "The champions in Pyeongchang made history. Starting from zero, we gear up for Beijing".

The team made a breakthrough at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, snatching China's first gold medal in wheelchair curling, also the first-ever medal for the country at the Paralympic Games.

Team members expressed their will to turn pressure into motivation to achieve their best in Beijing. The reigning champions are expected to participate in the official training session on March 3.

A total of 96 Chinese athletes will compete in all six disciplines at the Winter Paralympics Beijing 2022, namely wheelchair curling, para ice hockey, para-alpine skiing, para snowboard, para cross-country skiing and para biathlon.