Jin Jing was a torchbearer carrying the Olympic torch amid political protests during the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Paris, France.
13 Facts About Jin Jing
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In contrast, Western media concentrated on how the incident involving Jin Jing ignited Chinese nationalism and claimed that the incident was exploited for propaganda purposes by the state media.
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Jin Jing's father, Jin Jiansheng, is a sent-down youth who moved from Shanghai to Anhui during the Cultural Revolution, where he met and married Liu Huayao.
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Jin Jing was born in 1981, in Hefei, Anhui, She has a younger sister, Jin Jing Renyu.
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Jin Jing had part of her right leg amputated in 1989 when she was in elementary school after a malignant tumor was found on her ankle and later underwent a year of chemotherapy.
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Jin Jing moved to Shanghai with her family in 1995 and studied information technology in a technical secondary school.
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On July 13,2001, the day when Beijing was elected the host city for 2008 Summer Olympics, Jin Jing became a member of the Shanghai Wheelchair Fencing Team.
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On May 6,2008, Jin Jing was named as the ambassador of a Paralympic cheering group to help publicize Paralympic sports worldwide in the runup to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
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In 2007, Jin Jing turned up for a selective trial, titled You Are the Torchbearer, which was organized by China Central Television, and was chosen to be an Olympic torchbearer.
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On her arrival back to Beijing, after the Paris relay, Jin was interviewed by Sohu.
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Jin Jing has been celebrated first on internet bulletin boards and soon in Chinese media.
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Jin Jing was treated to a hero's welcome upon her return to Beijing and China's news reports described her as the "Smiling Angel in Wheelchair" and the "Most Beautiful Torchbearer".
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On September 18,2008, Jin Jing was received by President Sarkozy at the Palais de l'Elysee.