The schedule of the Shanghai Special Olympics' closing ceremony
was publicized on Sunday, Beijing News reported.
More than 10,000 athletes and coaches will attend the ceremony
at Jiangwan Sports Center on Thursday evening, at which time some
local and international stars will put on a spectacular
performance.
Jose Carreras, one of the world's top tenors, will sing the song
Forever Friends with Liu Lian, a famous local singer
nicknamed the "nightingale of Shanghai", in both Italian and
Chinese.
A miniature hut with the signatures of athletes on its wall will
appear at the gala event, along with a beautiful tree upon which
participants have tied greeting cards, said Teng Junjie,
vice-president of Shanghai Media Group, the ceremony's
organizer.?
(CRI October 9, 2007)