Wu Huiyuan 

<p>After a monthlong delay due to the city’s lockdown, Shanghai students finally took the annual national college entrance exam, or <a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010723/" target="_blank"><em>gaokao</em></a>, late this week. Around 50,000 students took part in the exam amid high temperatures and fears of a COVID-19 rebound.</p><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="0" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="1" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="2" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Editors: Ding Yining and Kilian O’Donnell.</em></p><p></p>

Collage: A Month Behind Schedule, Shanghai Seniors Take the ‘Gaokao’

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

After months of chaos, the city’s students finally sit the most important test of their lives.