Students take college entrance exam

High school students across China are taking the college entrance exam, considered a crucial step for their future.

Students from Zhonghua Middle School in Nanjing, South China's Jiangsu  province, walk out the examination room after the morning exam on Sunday.  China's national college entrance exam kicked off on June 7th.(Xinhua Photo)

Over 10 million students are sitting the exam. Though the number sees a 300 thousand drop from last year, it's still huge.

The top 62 percent will have the chance to go to university. To ensure things go smoothly, police have taken measures to ensure traffic doesn't prevent the students from reaching the testing sites. And schools have also taken preventative measures against the flu. In some provinces, hotlines are providing information on the exam sites and other details.