A set of photos of famous paintings and their reenactments has become popular on WeChat Moments, a social media platform. The reenacments feature primary school students as models.

A pupil plays a man in the famous oil painting Portrait of a Young Scholar by Peter Paul Rubens.[Photo/zjol.com]

A primary school in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province held an art competition to encourage students to simulate famous paintings through cosplay or recreation. More than 400 creations were submitted and 70 were awarded and displayed on campus on Tuesday, dfic.cn reported.

The competition aims to improve students' aesthetic ability and help them enjoy appreciating classical art works, said Su Yan, Vice President of the school.

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