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A student hugs her mom outside an exam site after the 2-day national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xinli)
2023 gaokao concluded on Thursday in parts of China.
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Students run out of an exam site in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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Two students pose for a photo with bouquets of flowers outside an exam site after the 2-day national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xinli)
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A dad holds his son to celebrate the end of the 2-day national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Lei)
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A student poses for photos with her family members outside an exam site after the 2-day national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Lei)