A parent of "gaokao" candidate poses a "victory" gesture to her child outside an exam site of the national college entrance exam at Hefei No. 8 High School in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui 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/Guo Chen)