New semester begins across China

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.

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.

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. ​

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