Examinees encourage each other outside an exam site at a high school in Songtao Miao Autonomous County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 7, 2021. China's annual college entrance exam, better known as the Gaokao, kicked off Monday morning with a record 10.78 million candidates signing up for perhaps the world's most grueling test. (Photo by Long Yuanbin/Xinhua)
