Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has been sending freshmen hand-written admission letters for 14 years. /CFP

School staff and retired professors of the university wrote this year's admission letters on Thursday. /CFP

The admission letter, together with a book on Chinese literature classics, will be sent to thousands of freshmen. /CFP

"We believe education of traditional culture helps students understand and identify with the culture," said Dang Huaixing, vice president of the university. /CFP