Once again, it's time for Chinese students to sit the National College Entrance Exam or gaokao as it is known in Chinese. For many, this annual examination will shape their future. It is a national event across China with parents, teachers, police and other social groups all getting involved. China Daily online will provide 48-hours of special coverage from June 7 to 8 including all the news and events surrounding it. We encourage you to share your photos, stories and ideas with us. Our email is photos@chinadaily.com.cn. We wish all the candidates the best of luck and hope they get into their dream college!

Some parents and candidates go to the temple to pray for good results in the National College Entrance Exam in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, June 6, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

Family members watch as candidates go into examination hall in Taiyuan, Shanxi province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

A candidate with a leg injury is wheeled into an examination hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Parents wait for their children while they take the exam in Wuhan, Hubei province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Police patrol outside an examination hall in Beijing on June 7. A special police patrol team has been set up to maintain order during the exam. [Photo/Xinhua]

A candidate reads the examination paper in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Candidates offer cheers outside the examination hall before their exam starts on June 7, 2012, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Parents watch their children go into the examination hall in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Candidates study and wait outside the examination hall on June 7, 2012, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Candidates walk into the examination hall in Suzhou, Anhui province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Students wait for the start of the exam in Bozhou, Anhui province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A policeman directs traffic outside an examination hall in Hefei, Anhui province on June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

Students wait for the start of the national college entrance exam at a test center in Golmud, Qinghai province, June 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]