Tsinghua University hosted an opening ceremony to welcome its new cohort of more than 9,000 graduate students on August 31.

Nearly 500 incoming graduate students attended the ceremony at the University Gymnasium, the main venue for the ceremony. More than 5,000 new graduate students watched the live broadcast in sub-venues.

Writer: Guo Lili

Photographers：Jia Guihao, Wang Ao, Yang Yuhan, Ding Jiaxuan, Cao Wenpeng, Chang Zhidong