9.33 million sit for Gaokao across China

Students are seen in a testing room in the first day of the national college entrance examination in the Guiyang No 9 middle school in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province June 7.  This year, about 9.33 million students will take the exam in China, with a 15 percent decrease compared with last year. The admission rate is reported to be 72.3 percent.[Photo/Xinhua]

A security guard checks an examinee’s personal data before he enters a testing room of the national college entrance examination, known as Gaokao in Chinese, in Beijing on June 7. This year, about 9.33 million students will take the exam in China, with a 15 percent decrease compared with last year. The admission rate is reported to be 72.3 percent. [Photo/Xinhua]