New semester starts with a dot of old wisdom

Updated: 2012-02-13 14:43

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New semester starts with a dot of old wisdom

Teachers draw red dots on the foreheads of their 18 students during the opening ceremony of a new semester at a Children's Palace in Beijing on Feb 12, 2012. Kai Bi Li is a baptism and form of writing education in ancient China, The children from Beijing Fendou Primary School took part in the tradition which is one of the four baptisms in ancient China. "Teachers will draw red points or red nevus, symbolizing wisdom at the center of every child’s forehead when they start school. "The red point which is pronounced as zhi, has the same pronunciation as nevus," one teacher told a reporter. Students with the red points on their foreheads are believed to become smarter and concentrate harder. [Photo/CFP]

New semester starts with a dot of old wisdom

Teachers draw red dots on the foreheads of their 18 students during the opening ceremony of a new semester at a Children's Palace in Beijing on Feb 12, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

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