Gaokao ends in most part of China (9/10)

A student embraces her parent after finishing the National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) at Zhengzhou Huimin Middle School in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, June 8, 2014. The 2014 National College Entrance Exam ended on Sunday in most part of China (in a few provinces the NCEE will last for one more day). Statistics show that the NCEE has 9.39 million candidates in 2014, which is 270,000, or 3 percent, more than the 2013 figure. In all, there will be 6.98 million new enrollments at China's higher education institutions this year. (Xinhua/Li Bo)