New semester starts in schools across Jiangsu
(ec.js.edu.cn) Updated:2017-09-04
Bidding farewell to the summer holidays and the scorching heat, students in East China’s Jiangsu province are embracing their new semester with its cooler weather, new books and extra excitement.
A teacher paints a red dot between the eyebrows of a first-year student in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Aug 28. It is a tradition in China to bless the youngsters and their intellectual enlightenment. [Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua]