A teacher in red T-shirt wishes his students luck outside an exam venue in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on June 7, 2016. China's national college entrance exam started from Tuesday.
Millions of muslims around the world marked the start of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.
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Goakao is no ordinary test. From praying parents accidently burning down trees, to forking out a 100,000 yuan to prepare for the career-defining exam, the most important time in a Chinese student's schooling is eventful, to say the least.
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Maotanchang High School students in Maotanchang township, Liu'an city of East China's Anhui province heading to the national college entrance exam (orgaokao) sites in urban areas of the city as their parents and locals wave goodbye and wish them luck.
Under tremendous pressure from family and school to stand out in the test, many students have turned to unorthodox methods to relieve their stress.
With his impressive physique and flowing mane that even Rapunzel would be jealous of, this statuesque 15-year-old Friesian stallion has his own blog and a following of more than 12,500 on Facebook.
Students play mahjong, poker and weiqi (or Go) to learn English on Tuesday in classrooms at the Jitou Middle School in the southwestern city of Chengdu.
An ongoing 3D printing expo in Shanghai has attracted more than 100 companies from home and abroad to showcase their latest technologies, products and services.
Nyemo county is renowned for Tibetan incense by making use of local natural resources, like adequate water supply, favorable climate and various plants.