A first writing ceremony – a traditional Chinese activity held for children before they are admitted to school – was held on July 11 at the Future Kindergarten in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, the capital of South China's Guangdong province.

Children, wearing hanfu (traditional Chinese attire), get ready to take part in the first writing ceremony. [Photo by He Quansheng/Yangcheng Evening News]

A girl has a red dot put on her forehead, an act known as "opening the wisdom eye", during the ceremony. [Photo by He Quansheng/Yangcheng Evening News]