First day of 2022 China’s college entrance exam, over 48,000 students in Beijing participate

More than 48,000 students in Beijing signed up for Gaokao this year in Beijing.

Photo from CFP

Photo from CFP

By KUANG Da

 

China’s Gaokao, the national college entrance examination, kicked off Tuesday morning. A new record high of 11.93 million candidates are expected to take the exam. More than 48,000 students in Beijing signed up for Gaokao, ushering in this unforgettable exam in life.

On the morning of June 7, a student is about to enter the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. Photo by Kuangda
On the morning of June 7, outside the exam site at Chen Jinglun Middle School in Chaoyang District, Beijing, students line up to enter their test room. On the same day, the 2022 national college entrance examination kicks off.
On the morning of June 7, a sign was erected outside the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China with the words “Passage for the Vehicles of Candidates’ Parents”. Photo by Kuang Da
Teachers outside the exam site at Beijing No. 12 Middle School in Fengtai District hold placards full of good wishes to cheer students, Beijing, June 7, 2022.
Students shake hands to encourage each other at the entrance of the exam site at Beijing Yuying School, June 7, 2022.
Students hold test supplies and wait in an orderly line to enter the exam site, Beijing, June 7, 2022.
On the morning of June 7, outside the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, parents of candidates put on red cheongsams that represent good luck to send their children to take the exam. Photo by Kuang Da
On the morning of June 7, outside the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, the local traffic police brigade hangs up a red sign on the roadside wishing candidates good grades. Photo by Kuangda
On the morning of June 7, outside the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, security guards stand beside each entrance passage for candidates to maintain order. Photo by Kuang Da
June 7, the first day of the college entrance examination in Beijing. The alley entrance of Neiwubu Street, where Beijing No. 2 Middle School is located, has been closed to pedestrians and vehicles to ensure that pandemic prevention measures are in place.
Pandemic prevention workers disinfect the entrance of the exam site at Beijing No.18 High School, June 7, 2022.
On June 7, outside the exam site at Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School, 89-year-old principal HAO Youming comes to cheer the school’s 222 students for the exam. Since the first graduate college entrance examination in 2004, she has insisted on sending candidates for the exam for 19 years.
Students wear T-shirts with the words “Jin Bang Ti Ming,” which means to win top marks in the exam at the entrance of Beijing Yuying School, June 7, 2022.
On June 7, outside the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, students walk out of the exam site after the first subject exam – Chinese. Parents stand in two rows looking for their children. Photo by Kuang Da
Two female students smile as they walk out of the exam site at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China after the first exam ends, June 7, 2022. Photo by Kuang Da
On June 7, at Beijing No. 35 Middle School, the first session of the college entrance examination is over. Candidates walk out of the exam site while parents stand outside waiting for their children.

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