[난닝=신화통신/ KNS뉴스]  중국의 광시장족 자치구의 성도인 난닝에서 중국 NCEE(대학입학국가고시) 시험을 보는 수험생들이 6월 7일 시험 시작 전 손을 걸고 함께 격려의 함성을 외치고 있다.

기대와 불안감이 교차하는 수험생들의 파이팅!                      사진ⓒ신화통신/ KNS뉴스

CHINA-NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (CN)
2012-06-07 09:16:07
NANNING, June 7, 2012 (Xinhua) -- Examinees of National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE) have hands gathered to encourage themselves before the exam at Nanning No. 14 Middle School in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 7, 2012. The NCEE, also known as "gaokao" in Chinese, is regarded as a destiny-shaping event for high schoolers. About 9.15 million people will take the exam on June 7 and 8 this year to vie for 6.85 million vacancies in the country's universities and colleges, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday. This year's admission rate is up nearly 3 percent year-on-year, and the number of exam takers is down by 2 percent, the statement said, adding that there are more applicants 　　　　　　from relatively underprivileged western regions. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang) (lfj)