Schools, bookstores across China prepare textbooks for upcoming new semester

A staff member sorts out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)

Faculty members sort out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a school in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

Staff members sort out textbooks to be dispatched for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Zunhua City, Heibei Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

A staff member registers and sorts out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Yin Jun/Xinhua)

Staff members pack textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a publisher in Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

A staff member moves textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Wang Yanbing/Xinhua)

Faculty members sort out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a school in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

A staff member move textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua)

Faculty members sort out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a school in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 15, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Zhang Ying/Xinhua)

Staff members sort out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a bookstore in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 14, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

A staff member sorts out textbooks for the upcoming new semester at a warehouse in Mengzi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 16, 2025. Schools and bookstores across the country are getting textbooks ready for the upcoming new semester. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)