Gaokao ends in most part of China (8/10)

Students pose for photos with parents after finishing the National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) at the Affiliated High School of Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2014. The 2014 National College Entrance Exam ended on Sunday in most part of China (in a few provinces the NCEE will last for one more day). Statistics show that the NCEE has 9.39 million candidates in 2014, which is 270,000, or 3 percent, more than the 2013 figure. In all, there will be 6.98 million new enrollments at China's higher education institutions this year. (Xinhua/Li Xin)