China's annual college entrance exam concluded on Thursday in some parts of the country. The exam, also known as the "gaokao," saw a record 12.91 million candidates sign up this year.
An examinee talks with his mother at an exam site in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
An examinee hugs her mother at an exam site in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Relatives of examinees wait outside an exam site in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees pose for photos outside an exam site in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees run out of an exam site in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees pose for photos outside an exam site in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
An examinee poses for a photo with her relatives at an exam site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees and their relatives pose for photos at an exam site in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
An examinee is presented with flowers by his mother at an exam site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Relatives of examinees wait outside an exam site in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees celebrate outside an exam site in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees walk out of an exam site in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
A teacher greets his students outside an exam site in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Examinees walk out of an exam site in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
A teacher takes selfies with her students at an exam site in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
In this aerial photo, examinees walk out of an exam site in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
