A whole bunch of cool activities were prepared by schools to welcome kids back, with Feb 5 marking both the Lantern Festival and the registration for the new semester in Hefei city in East China's Anhui province.

Friends at Wenqu Road Primary School, in the Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone, talk about their winter break. [Photo/gxq.hefei.gov.cn]

Students at Yanglin Road Primary School, in the development zone, try to solve lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival. [Photo/gxq.hefei.gov.cn]

Pupils play games on the first day of the new term at Hefei Peace Primary School. [Photo/gxq.hefei.gov.cn]

Kids wear rabbit-shaped hats for the Lantern Festival in a classroom at Tianzhu Road School. [Photo/gxq.hefei.gov.cn]