[agere_contra]

This might be the Telegraph getting it wrong.

During the ceremony (which was great, but yes the soldiers goose-stepping with the flag were an own goal) the BBC announced that the children were “dressed as-” or “represented-” each of the Chinese racial groups. Not “were members of-”. The Telegraph may just have got the wrong end of the stick.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Naturally the children were “dressed as-” or “represented-”.

You could still say the same thing if they had actually used children from the regions.

But this article uses a direct quote:

"Fifty-six children from 56 Chinese ethnic groups cluster around the Chinese national flag, representing the 56 ethnic groups," it said.