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This picture taken on February 2, 2016 shows girls at attention at the beginning of a tea ceremony class at a Confucius kindergarten in Wuhan. With central government backing, hundreds of private schools dedicated to Confucian teachings have sprung up across the country in response to growing demand for more traditional education. / AFP / Johannes EISELE / TO GO WITH China-education-belief-social-Confucius,FEATURE by Julien GIRAULT (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on February 2, 2016 shows girls at attention at the beginning of a tea ceremony class at a Confucius kindergarten in Wuhan. With central government backing, hundreds of private schools dedicated to Confucian teachings have sprung up across the country in response to growing demand for more traditional education. / AFP / Johannes EISELE / TO GO WITH China-education-belief-social-Confucius,FEATURE by Julien GIRAULT (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
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