Parents wait at an exam venue in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 7, which marked the first day of the National College Entrance Examination (gaokao). About 9.75 million students have registered for this year’s tests, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education. [Photo/chinanews.com]

A parent photographs a student outside an exam venue, Shenyang, June 7. [Photo/chinanews.com]

Parents accompany students following an exam, Shenyang, June 7. [Photo/chinanews.com]