
A "gaokao" candidate claps hands with his teacher before entering an exam site of the national college enterance exam at Harbin No. 9 Middle School in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, 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/Wang Jianwei)