Students pose for photos outside a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 9, 2024. China's annual national college entrance examination, also known as Gaokao, started on Friday. The exam in some regions has ended on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

 

 

Students walk out of a national college entrance examination site in Lengshuijiang, central China's Hunan Province, June 9, 2024. China's annual national college entrance examination, also known as Gaokao, started on Friday. The exam in some regions has ended on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

 

 

A student hugs a family member at a national college entrance examination site in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 9, 2024. China's annual national college entrance examination, also known as Gaokao, started on Friday. The exam in some regions has ended on Sunday. (Photo by Lu Dehua/Xinhua)