An eight-minute performance prepared by London, host city of the 2012 Paralympics, was staged in the National Stadium in north Beijing on Wednesday night at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2008 shows a scene of the London 2012 flag handover presentation on the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China. The closing ceremony kicked off at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Ga)