Ninth graders attend class Monday at a school in Korla, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: IC Photo

A student carries her books to school. Photo: IC Photo

A group of ninth graders line up for registration Sunday, a day before classes officially restart, at a school in Weining county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province. Photo: IC Photo

A school doctor adjusts a student’s mask Monday in Rongjiang county, Guizhou. Photo: IC Photo

Students line up to get their temperatures taken before entering the classroom. Photo: IC Photo

Students in Congjiang county, Guizhou, listen to a lecture. Photo: IC Photo

A medical worker gives a class of 12th graders a lesson in virus prevention. Photo: IC Photo