Students attend a class 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)

　　First graders pose for photos at the entrance of 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)