A Chinese zoo has opened what might be the world's most unusual entertainment school.

Around 30 snow monkeys have been recruited by the Yellow River Delta Zoo in Dongying, eastern China, to study in its newly formed 'macaques performing school', reported People's Daily Online.

The monkeys, originally from Japan, are expected to learn tricks, such as walking on stilts and mathematics, and will be sent around China after their training to enter the entertainment industry.

A troop of monkeys are the new students at a recently opened performance school in Dongying, eastern China

30 Japanese macaques are taught tricks including how to walk on stilts (above) by their human teachers

Monkey students receive daily physical and academic training and will become performers around China

According to reports, the monkey school, which opened on September 24, is the first of its kind in China.

All of its students are snow monkeys, or Japanese macaques.

They normally dwell in extremely cold climates where the landscape is covered with snow during much of the year.

At the monkey school, they receive daily 'academic' as well as physical training.

This helps them learn tricks such as multiplication and doing somersaults.

It's not known how long the monkeys will train for but they will move on to zoos and circuses around the country where they will perform for the public.

There has been an increased use of monkeys in China in recent years.

Most recently, China reportedly trained monkeys to remove birds' nests from trees to ensure flight safety.

According to reports, the monkey school, which opened on September 24, is the first of its kind in China

These macaques normally dwell in cold climates where the landscape is covered with snow much of the year

However, they don't need to worry about the weather at the training school as their goal is to perform tricks