Ein Lehrer der Nanjing Konfuzius Tempel Grundschule zeichnet einen roten Punkt auf die Stirn eines ersten Schüler, die aufgerufen wird, Öffnen der Weisheit Auge
A teacher of Nanjing Confucius Temple Elementary School draws a red dot on the forehead of a first-grade pupil, which is called opening the wisdom eye, during the first writing ceremony of a new semester at Fuzimiao, or the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 1 September 2013. A total of 370 first-grade pupils participated in the first writing ceremony at Fuzimiao, or the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, capital of east Chinas Jiangsu Province on Sunday (1 September 2013). The ceremony is a traditional education activity for children in China. Children donning traditional Chinese uniforms attend the First Writing Ceremony to start their first day of the semester at the Confucius Temple elementary school. The First Writing Ceremony, also called the Qi Meng (Enlightenment) Ceremony, was a very important ceremony for every student before they were admitted to school in ancient China. Teachers usually gave them a red dot on their forehead, a symbolic manner to inspire her wisdom. All the first-graders recited paragraphs of the Analects of Confucius, paid tribute to Confucius and knocked the enlightenment bell to celebrate the upcoming school year.
