Children have breakfast at a kindergarten in Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students have their first class of the new semester 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 receive their new books at a primary school in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students have a class at a primary school in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students have a class at a primary school in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students write their names on new books at a primary school in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. New school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students attend a flag-raising ceremony at a primary school in Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

A police officer (1st R) introduces the harm of drugs at a primary school in Deqing County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

A firefighter (back) introduces firefighting equipment to students at a primary school in Longyan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Firefighters introduce firefighting equipment to students at a primary school in Jiyuan City, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Children take part in a game at a kindergarten in Yinan County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Children pose for a group photo at a kindergarten in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Students display handmade paper pinwheels at a primary school in Heping District, north China's Tianjin, Sept. 1, 2023. The new school semester kicked off in many parts of China on Friday.

Editor:Yu Wang