A Chinese athlete purchases souvenirs in the help of a volunteer at the Paralympic Village in Beijing on September 5, 2008. Athletes and delegates from all over the world gathered in Beijing to attend the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games which will be opened on September 6, 2008.

An athlete shows his interest to a folding fan at the Paralympic Village in Beijing on September 5, 2008. Athletes and delegates from all over the world gathered in Beijing to attend the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games which will be opened on September 6, 2008.

An athlete buys souvenirs at the Paralympic Village in Beijing on September 5, 2008. Athletes and delegates from all over the world gathered in Beijing to attend the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games which will be opened on September 6, 2008.

A German athlete (R) tries to play a diabolo at a community gymnasium reserved for the disabled in Dongsi Community in Beijing, capital of China, on September 5, 2008. Ten German athletes who are here to take part in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games visited the Community on Friday.

German athletes are presented goodluck bracelets as they visit a community gymnasium reserved for the disabled in Dongsi Community in Beijing, capital of China, on September 5, 2008. Ten German athletes who are here to take part in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games visited the Community on Friday.

(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2008)