A Chinese kindergarten controversially welcomed back its young pupils after the summer holidays with a pole-dancing performance.

In the clip, shot in Shenzhen City in southern Guangdong Province on school opening day (September 3), a woman in skimpy clothing is spinning around a pole on a stage while children and their parents are watching a welcome ceremony.

According to local reports, the shocked parents posted the video of the pole dancing on social media and tried to withdraw their children from the school as well as get the tuition fees back.

The principal was reportedly fired and apologised at the request of the local education bureau.