Applicants are taking time to prepare for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies at a university in Beijing. The exam starts on December 23, 2017.  A total of 2.38 million Chinese will sit the exam from Dec. 23 to 25, the Ministry of Education said on December 22. 

A student is taking time to prepare for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies at a university in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 23, 2017.  A total of 2.38 million Chinese will sit the exam from Dec. 23 to 25, the Ministry of Education said on December 22. 

A student is making the V-for-Victory sign before the entrance exam for postgraduate studies in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 23, 2017. 

Students are viewing exam information at a test center for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies in a university in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 23, 2017.

Applicants are entering the test center for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies in a university in Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, December 23, 2017.

Applicants enter the test center for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies at a university in Wuhan, the capital city of central China's Hubei Province, December 23, 2017. Photo: VCG

(Compiled by Yang Chuchu)