Children learn Chinese characters during a trial course in Shenzhen's Futian District yesterday. The "traditional" preschool teaching calligraphy, Chinese classics, ink painting, and etiquette. The school will open its first branch in Shenzhen later this month.

Started by Zhou Zongkui, professor at Central China Normal University, the school targets children between 3 and 8 and aims to help them develop good character during weekend courses.

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