Students watch the opening ceremony of a new semester in a classroom of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
A student walks through the temperature measuring area at the entrance of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students watch the opening ceremony of a new semester in a classroom of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
A student disinfects her hands before entering the teaching building at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students watch the opening ceremony of a new semester in a classroom of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students take part in a flag-raising ceremony at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students watch the opening ceremony of a new semester in a classroom of Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
A teacher waves to a student at Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2020. Students in Beijing kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students get to know each other at a primary school in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary and middle schools in Fuzhou kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
A teacher instructs students to plant jasmine flowers, the city flower of Fuzhou, at a primary school in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary and middle schools in Fuzhou kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
Students of higher grades present clover seeds as gifts to first graders at a primary school in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary and middle schools in Fuzhou kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
Students do eye exercises at a primary school in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary and middle schools in Fuzhou kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
A student writes down a poem from memory during her first class at a primary school in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary schools in Xining kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Students have their first class at a primary school in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary schools in Xining kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Students learn knowledge on aerospace during the first class at a primary school in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary schools in Xining kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A teacher introduces a seven-way hand-washing method during the first class at a primary school in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The primary schools in Xining kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Pupils enter a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils pass a temperature testing equipment at a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils run to have class at a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils enter a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils receive temperature checking before entering a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils run to have class at a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils enter a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils have the first class at a primary school in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2020. Middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Yinchuan began new semester on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Pupils enter the teaching building at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
A teacher promotes the "Clear Your Plate" campaign during the first class at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Pupils have the first class at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Pupils have the second temperature checking at the door of a classroom of a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
A pupil has his hands disinfected at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
An interact ask-and-answer part is done during the first class on frugality at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Pupils have the first class on frugality at a primary school in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Students paint "energy trees" at the first class in a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A student practices calligraphy at a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A teacher gives the first lesson in the new semester at a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Students attend a national flag raising ceremony at a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Students are seen at a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Students are seen in a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Students paint "energy trees" at the first class in a primary school in Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Student representatives speak during the opening ceremony of the new semester at the Paotongshu Primary School in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The opening ceremony was themed on welcoming the 2021 Chengdu Summer Universiade, as a way to inspire students to love the city. Primary and secondary school students in Chengdu officially started their new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Students attend the national flag-raising ceremony during the opening ceremony of the new semester at the Paotongshu Primary School in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 1, 2020. The opening ceremony was themed on welcoming the 2021 Chengdu Summer Universiade, as a way to inspire students to love the city. Primary and secondary school students in Chengdu officially started their new school year on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Students are seen at a classroom in the elementary school and kindergarten affiliated to the Pui Va Middle School in Macao, south China, Sept. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A student walks past a body temperature detector in the elementary school and kindergarten affiliated to the Pui Va Middle School in Macao, south China, Sept. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2020 shows posters introducing epidemic prevention and control measures at the entrance of the elementary school and kindergarten affiliated to the Pui Va Middle School in Macao, south China. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Students watch their schoolmates helping in the school kitchen via video link during the opening ceremony of the new semester at the Xuhui Experimental Primary School in Xuhui District of east China's Shanghai, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. "Practicing frugality and reducing waste" was set as the theme of the first lesson in the new semester in many schools in Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Students visit the school kitchen of the Xuhui Experimental Primary School in Xuhui District in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. "Practicing frugality and reducing waste" was set as the theme of the first lesson in the new semester in many schools in Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Students watch their schoolmates helping in the school kitchen via video link at a classroom in the Xuhui Experimental Primary School in Xuhui District of east China's Shanghai, Sept. 1, 2020. With a mixture of nerves and excitement, many students in China kicked off a new school year on Tuesday. "Practicing frugality and reducing waste" was set as the theme of the first lesson in the new semester in many schools in Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
