Hengzhou suffered severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak in July this year. After cleanup, repair, and disinfection, all the flood-affected schools started the new semester. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

　　A student checks a new chair a day before the new semester at a secondary school in Yunbiao Town of Hengzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2026. A new semester kicked off for primary and secondary schools in Hengzhou on Monday.

　　Hengzhou suffered severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak in July this year. After cleanup, repair, and disinfection, all the flood-affected schools started the new semester. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

　　Students pose for photos with an installation marking the start of a new semester at a primary school in southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 31, 2026.

　　Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Photo by Luo Chuan/Xinhua)

　　A first grader browses a textbook at a primary school in Beibei District, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 31, 2026.

　　Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Photo by Qin Tingfu/Xinhua)

　　Students attend a class at a primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.