New First-graders Attend Traditional Education Activity

First-graders display the Chinese character for ren, or people, during a ceremony on Monday to mark the start of the new semester at the Confucius Temple, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The ceremony was held to teach students about traditional Chinese culture. SU YANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

Freshmen at Nanjing Fuzimiao Primary School in East China's Jiangsu province attend the school's opening ceremony at Confucius Temple on Aug 31, 2020. They are presenting the Chinese characterren, which translates to "people", in calligraphy. [Photo by Su Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Freshmen at Nanjing Fuzimiao Primary School in East China's Jiangsu province attend the school's opening ceremony at Confucius Temple on Aug 31, 2020. They are writing the Chinese characterrenin calligraphy. [Photo by Su Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A teacher at Nanjing Fuzimiao Primary School in East China's Jiangsu province places a cinnabar mark on the foreheads of new students at the school's opening ceremony on Aug 31, 2020. [Photo by Su Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Freshmen at Nanjing Fuzimiao Primary School in East China's Jiangsu province attend the school's opening ceremony at Confucius Temple on Aug 31, 2020. [Photo by Su Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Freshmen at Nanjing Fuzimiao Primary School in East China's Jiangsu province attend the school's opening ceremony at Confucius Temple on Aug 31, 2020. [Photo by Su Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]