The photo, taken on September 1, shows students jumping long rope at the No. 4 Primary School of Daoxian County. On the same day, students of various schools across the county registered for the new semester, received new textbooks, and participated in various sports events, greeting the new semester. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Chen Minmin)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows a policewoman sharing knowledge on drug control for students at the No. 11 Primary School of Daoxian County. On the same day, students of various schools across the county registered for the new semester, received new textbooks, and participated in various sports events, greeting the new semester. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Zhu Zheng) 

The photo, taken on September 1, shows a first grader posing for pictures at the Liya Primary School in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. As the autumn semester began that day, the school greeted 435 first graders from across the county. They participated in fun games to start their new semester in a happy atmosphere. (Photo/Li Yongzhu and Ou Wei)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows students attending class at the No.1 Complete Primary School of Lanshan County. On the same day, primary and middle schools across the county greeted the first day of the new semester. Students are fully engaged in the study and life of the new semester. (Photo/Peng Hua)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows first graders receiving new textbooks at the Dongfanghong Primary School of Longhui County. In recent years, China has implemented policies of waiving tuition and miscellaneous fees and supplying free textbooks for compulsory education students from poor rural families and granting living allowances and nutrition subsidies for resident students. More than 130,000 rural primary and middle school students have benefited from the policies. (Photo/Luo Lili)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows a student choosing reference books at the Jianghua County Xinhua Book Store, greeting a new semester. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows a policewoman sharing campus safety knowledge for students. On the same day, the Zhongshui Nine-year School in Jiahe County carried out an activity on campus safety education as the first class of the new semester. Through handing out publicity materials and watching an educational film, the event aimed to publicize knowledge on transportation, fire protection, electricity use, and foodstuff. (Photo/Huang Chuntao and Li Li)

The photo, taken on September 1, shows a teacher painting a red dot on the forehead of a child who was newly admitted to school. On the same day, the Jiahe County Boya School held various activities to allow students to experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture and greet the new semester, including painting a red dot on the foreheads, writing the Chinese character "Ren (person)", and tidying the attire. The red dot represents the opening of the wisdom eye in China's traditional culture. (Photo/Huang Chuntao and Xie Ting)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday