A parent encourages a "gaokao" candidate outside an exam site of the national college entrance exam at Lhasa High School in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 7, 2014. The exam, known as the "gaokao", began on Saturday. A total of 9.39 million people have registered for the exam this year to vie for 6.98 million vacancies in universities and colleges. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)