Children attend a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

 

Children attend a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

 

A teacher gives books to children during a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

 

Children attend a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

 

Children attend a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

 

A teacher makes cinnabar moles on children's forehead during a first writing ceremony, a traditional education activity for first year students in China, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 2, 2018.