GAOKAO Begins in Nanjing, China

Candidates start to enter the test room at the entrance examination point of Nanjing Tianjiabing Senior High School in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, June 7, 2024. According to data released by the Ministry of Education, 13.42 million people applied for the national college entrance examination in 2024, 510,000 more than last year, and the number of applicants reached a new record high.