A new semester began in many schools across the country this week. (Photos: VCG)

First-grade pupils are attending their school's opening ceremony in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, on August 31, 2019.

Students are receiving free textbooks for the new semester in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province, on September 1, 2019.

First-grade pupils are attending school's opening ceremony in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang Province, on August 31, 2019.

Freshmen are registering at Shandong University on August 31, 2019.

Pupils are sticking their wishing cards on the wall in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, on August 30, 2019.