Students walk into a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

Students walk into a national college entrance examination site in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Teachers cheer students on at a national college entrance examination site in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

A teacher fist bumps a student outside a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

A student prepares for the exam outside a national college entrance examination site in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

A student claps hands with his teacher before walking into a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Parents wait outside a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Students prepare to enter a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Parents watch as students walk into a national college entrance examination site in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

Students communicate with each other outside a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A student (L) waits to enter a national college entrance site with his parents at Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Students prepare for the exam at a rest area of a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A mother with her twin sons waves as her elder son enters a college entrance examination site in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Students prepare for the exam at a rest area of a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A student prepares for the exam at a national college entrance examination site in north China's Tianjin, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Students wait to enter the examination room at a national college entrance examination site in north China's Tianjin, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A student prepares for the exam outside a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

A student hugs his teacher before walking into a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Students prepare for the exam at a national college entrance examination site in north China's Tianjin, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A student hugs her teacher before walking into a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

A student wearing a T-shirt with the words "all correct" on it waits to enter the examination room at a national college entrance examination site in north China's Tianjin, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Teachers thumb up to encourage students outside a college entrance examination site in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A student gives a high-five to her father before walking into a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Students walk into a national college entrance examination site in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A teacher fist bumps a student outside a national college entrance examination site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Police and teachers cheer students on outside a national college entrance examination site in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

A student claps hands with her teacher outside a national college entrance examination site in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Students walk into a national college entrance examination site in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

A policeman gives a high-five to a student outside a national college entrance examination site in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

A student waves to his family before entering a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Students wait to enter a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

A student claps hands with a teacher outside a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

A student claps hands with a teacher outside a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Students walk out of a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

A teacher wears a bracelet with the words "score high in the exam" outside a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Parents wait outside a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.

This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year's exam. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)