"Gaokao" candidates take the national college entrance exam at Suzhou No. 10 Middle School in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu 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/Zhu Guigen)