Students of North Heavy Industry No 3 High School attend a Confucian-style coming-of-age ceremony on June 30. The ceremony, which is called Ji Li (for girls) and Guan Li (for boys), honors people who have turned 20, and provides an opportunity to wear traditional dress. Girls meanwhile can follow typical Ji Li practices like wearing their hair in buns and attaching hairpins. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

Students of First Machinery No 1 Senior High School attend a Confucian-style coming-of-age ceremony on June 29. [Photo/Baotou Daily]