source：xinhua editor：张怡馨
as hearts met and dreams shone over the past seven days, the 4th asian para games closed on saturday night. 3,021 athletes from 44 countries and regions took part in the hangzhou asian para games, which marked the second time that china has hosted the continental para multi-sports event following its inaugural edition in 2010. let's have a glimpse at the best photos captured by xinhua photographers during the games.
this photo taken on oct. 28, 2023 shows the closing ceremony of the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province. (xinhua/wu zhizun)
athletes parade during the closing ceremony of the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 28, 2023. (xinhua/wu zhizun)
sun gang (l) of china competes against zainulabdeen al-madhkhoori of iraq during the men's epee individual category a gold medal bout of wheelchair fencing at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 27, 2023. (xinhua/hu xingyu)
china's chen yuandong (r) and her compatriot gu haiyan compete during their women's epee individual final of wheelchair fencing at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 25, 2023. (xinhua/hu xingyu)
liu cuiqing (r) and her guide chen shengming of china compete during the women's 100m t11 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/jiang han)
liu cuiqing (r) and her guide chen shengming of china celebrate after the women's 100m t11 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/jiang han)
li lu of china celebrates after winning the women's 100m t47 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 25, 2023. (xinhua/hu xingyu)
dilafruzkhon akhmatkhonova of uzbekistan competes during the women's shot put f35/36/37 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 25, 2023. (xinhua/wu zhizun)
gold medalist nabeel khaled ahmad maqableh (front) of jordan kisses the ground after winning the men's 1500m t13 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 25, 2023. (xinhua/wu zhizun)
bronze medalist jafa seapla of thailand warms up before the men's 400m t64 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/jiang han)
gold medalist nour mohammed s asana (r) of saudi arabia celebrates after winning the men's 400m t64 final of athletics at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/jiang han)
team japan celebrate after the men's wheelchair basketball gold medal match between japan and south korea at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 27, 2023. (xinhua/yang zhisen)
cho seunghyun (c) of south korea passes the ball during the men's wheelchair basketball gold medal match between japan and south korea at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 27, 2023. (xinhua/yang zhisen)
gold medalist tan yujiao of china celebrates during the women's 67kg final of the powerlifting at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 26, 2023. (xinhua/bei he)
gold medalist xu lili (c) of china celebrates with silver medalist raushan koishibayeva (l) of kazakhstan and bronze medalist zahra aghaeisamani of iran during the awarding ceremony of the women's 73kg event of the powerlifting at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 26, 2023. (xinhua/bei he)
iran's roza ebrahimi (r) competes against kazakhstan's kamilya dosmalova during their women's k44 57kg gold medal contest of taekwondo at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/huang zongzhi)
china's yao yinan (l) celebrates after winning the women's k44 65kg gold medal contest of taekwondo against iran's romina chamsouraki at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 24, 2023. (xinhua/huang zongzhi)
torch bearer xu jialing waves to spectators as she relays the torch during the opening ceremony of the 4th asian para games in hangzhou of east china's zhejiang province, on oct. 22, 2023. (xinhua/li he)
xie maosan of china competes during the women's kl1 final of canoe during the 4th asian para games in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, oct. 23, 2023. (xinhua/cai yang)