Examinees answer their papers in Yinchuang, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on January 20, 2007, the first day of the annual National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates. A total of 1.282 million examinees sit for the exam this year, reporting a slight increase from the previous years.

An examinee answers his paper in Yinchuang, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on January 20, 2007, the first day of the annual National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates. A total of 1.282 million examinees sit for the exam this year, reporting a slight increase from the previous years.

Examinees wait in line to check into the examination room in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, on January 20, 2007, the first day of the annual National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates. A total of 1.282 million examinees sit for the exam this year, reporting a slight increase from the previous years.

Examinees works against time to go over their lessons before checking into the examination room in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, on January 20, 2007, the first day of the annual National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates. A total of 1.282 million examinees sit for the exam this year, reporting a slight increase from the previous years.

An examinee reads the requirements for answering papers in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, on January 20, 2007, the first day of the annual National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates. A total of 1.282 million examinees sit for the exam this year, reporting a slight increase from the previous years.

(Xinhua News Agency January 22, 2007)