169,000 Heilongjiang students take gaokao exam

The national college entrance exam, or gaokao - started on June 7, with a surge in test takers this year due to the "baby boom" at the start of the millennium.

Around 169,000 students in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province registered to take the exam in 6,066 exam sites, according to the Heilongjiang Ministry of Education.

A Heilongjiang student hugs her father before taking the national college entrance exam on June 7. [Photo/people.cn]

Parents of students taking the national college entrance exam raise their thumbs to cheer for their children. [Photo/people.cn]

An examination inspector check a student’s exam information before the the national college entrance exam on June 7. [Photo/people.cn]

Parents of students taking the national college entrance exam wave to the camera on June 7. [Photo/people.cn]