Double happiness: China primary school greets 12 sets of twins, places them in same class to meet needs, delighting social media
- Video of 12 pairs of twins starting at primary school trends on mainland social media
- School has experience teaching large numbers of twins, with 12 pairs starting in 2020 and 13 in 2021 and 2022
A primary school in China has welcomed a staggering 12 pairs of twins into its ranks of newly enrolled students, with each pair placed in the same class in a video story that has delighted mainland social media.
The twins are among more than 100 Primary One students who started at the Hubin North Road Primary School in eastern China’s Shandong province on September 1, video news site btime.com reported.
According to the report, five sets of twins are girls while the other pairs are all boys.
Footage of them walking in a line holding hands has delighted mainland social media, with many people impressed by the identical twins.
“Hello, my name is Meng Yunzhe. I am six years old. I like reading books and drawing,” one of the twin boys says in the video.
His younger brother followed him: “Hello, my name is Meng Yunkai. I am six years old. I like climbing, drawing and doing handicrafts.”