From China Daily via Xinhua News Agency:
Today’s college entrance exam is often likened to thousands of people and horses trying to cross a narrow footbridge.
This year a record figure of 9.5 million high-school graduates will sit down for the first day of tests, each vying for one of only 2.6 million undergraduate places.
With the rest of their lives ahead of them, it’s a tense day. And one that 9.5 million families have been building up to. [full text]
