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New semester begins across China
By Xinhua Published: Aug 31, 2023 10:37 AM
A first grader poses for pictures at the Yajule primary school in Nan'an District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)

A first grader poses for pictures at the Yajule primary school in Nan'an District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A first grader receives new books from her teacher at the Yajule primary school in Nan'an District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)

A first grader receives new books from her teacher at the Yajule primary school in Nan'an District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A teacher paints a red dot on the foreheads of children newly admitted to school at Tunxi road primary school in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023. The red dot represents the opening of the wisdom eye in China's traditional culture.(Photo: Xinhua)

A teacher paints a red dot on the foreheads of children newly admitted to school at Tunxi road primary school in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023. The red dot represents the opening of the wisdom eye in China's traditional culture.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Students read aloud the Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China, in Tunxi road primary school of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)

Students read aloud the Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China, in Tunxi road primary school of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua)