First day of college entrance exam

On June 7, the college entrance examination (CEE) in 2021 kicked off. These photos show what was happening outside the testing site of Hefei No.8 Senior High School on Monday morning.（Photos by Chen Qun）

At 7:29, an examinee revises for CEE outside the testing site..

An examinee makes best of his time to review.

An examinee enters the testing site with a national flag.

At 7:49, examinees go into examination rooms.

Policemen clear the way for examinees.

The staff take examinees’ temperature before they enter examination rooms.

Examinees cheer themselves up.

Wearing a red mask which means passing the exam, an examinee takes the exam with confidence.

Policemen raise a banner with warm tips for parents accompanying examinees on it.

An examinee wears a mask and a mum holds a sunflower.

A boy, who is in the middle class of kindergarten, cheers his sister participating in CEE.

Parents wearing red masks which mean good marks cheer up their child.

Parents take group photos outside the testing site after examinees enter examination rooms.

A parent smiles behind the mask.

Photographers are busy outside the testing site.

(By Yang Zixuan)