Kids in traditional Han costume attend the first class at a newly-opened old-style private school in northeast China's Dalian on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

A "Sishu," or old-style private school, was opened for kids between 3 to 8 years old in northeast China's Dalian on Sunday.

The China News Service reported the school intends to teach Chinese traditional culture to kids, by employing innovative methods.

Twenty-four kids attend the first class of the school wearing traditional Han costume. The teaching content includes the writing of Chinese characters, convenance, traditional literature and the arts.

Kids in traditional Han costume attend the first class at a newly-opened old-style private school in northeast China's Dalian on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

(CRI April 24, 2007)