Students at the Subsidiary High School of Taiyuan Normal University dressed in traditional Chinese clothing take part in a coming-of-age ceremony, Taiyuan, May 26. A coming-of-age ceremony has traditionally signaled the entry of young people into adulthood since ancient times in China. Many schools organize the ceremony in various forms for students nearing completion of high school. [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

Students at the Subsidiary High School of Taiyuan Normal University make a vow during a coming-of-age ceremony, Taiyuan, May 26. The school held a ceremony marking entry into adulthood for all its 18-year-old students. The ceremony aims to strengthen social values, legal consciousness and sense of social responsibility among young people. [Photo/Shanxi Daily]