Annual college entrance exam concludes in some parts of China

(210608) -- HOHHOT, June 8, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Parents wait outside an exam site at a high school in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. China's annual college entrance exam concluded on Tuesday in some parts of the country. Considered the world's most grueling test, the exam, better known as the Gaokao, saw a record 10.78 million candidates signing up this year. (Xinhua/Bei He)