Teachers holding sunflower decorations see students off and extend their best wishes to exam candidates outside the Beijing Chenjinglun High School exam site, on June 7. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Candidates prepare to enter the exam site at Beijing Chenjinglun High School, on June 7. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Teachers holding sunflower decorations extend best wishes to exam candidates outside the Beijing Chenjinglun High School exam site, on June 7. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A teacher claps hands with a student at a national college entrance examination site in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, June 7, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

A teacher holding sunflower decorations extends best wishes to exam candidates outside the Beijing Chenjinglun High School exam site, on June 7. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Teachers holding sunflower decorations extend best wishes to exam candidates outside the Beijing Chenjinglun High School exam site, on June 7. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Students prepare for the exam outside a national college entrance examination site in Tengchong city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, June 7, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]