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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)
More than 1.6 million primary and middle school students in Beijing returned to school for the new semester on Monday.
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)
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Parents take their children to school as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)
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Parents take their children to school as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Sheng Jiapeng)
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Students walk into a school campus as new semester starts in Beijing, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Sheng Jiapeng)