Forever in Bloom
After suffering a disabling leg injury in an accident when she was young, Liu Xiaoyun has spent a lot of time crocheting and knitting. She has won two wool arts championships at national vocational skills competitions for people with disabilities. An expert in this field, the 58-year-old Beijing resident was assigned an unexpected task last October—creating the bouquets to be presented to medalists at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
The victory bouquets at the upcoming Games will not be made of fresh flowers, but of crocheted ones instead.
