This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows students walking into a primary school in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

A boy beats a gong to encourage himself at a primary school in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students and teachers attend a ceremony for the new semester at a primary school in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students attend a flag-raising ceremony at a middle school in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students have a class at a middle school in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

A boy writes his name on a signing board at a primary school in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students show the Chinese character "ren" (meaning "people") they wrote at a primary school in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Editor:Yu Wang