Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

　　Students attend a themed event marking the first class of the new semester at a primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

　　Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

　　Students attend a national flag-raising ceremony at a primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

　　Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

　　Students walk in the campus 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)

　　Students perform during a themed event marking the first class of the new semester at a primary school in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

　　Primary and secondary schools in some parts of China welcomed the first day of the new semester on Monday. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)