A grade one pupil poses for the photographer as she walks into the Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2008. Middle schools and primary schools started the new semester in China on Monday.

Children play on the ground at a kindergarten in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 1, 2008. Middle schools and primary schools started the new semester in China on Monday.