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Collage: China’s Week in Photos, June 6 - June 12

A selection of the week’s best photos by Sixth Tone’s visual editors.
Jun 12, 20161-min read #vivid tones

In this Week in Photos, an explosion at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport injures four people, college entrance exams — the gaokao — keep students and their parents busy, and devoted gamers welcome the ‘World of Warcraft’ movie to Chinese screens.

Armed police guard the scene of an explosion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, June 12, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
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Armed police guard the scene of an explosion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, June 12, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
A fan poses during China’s premiere of the film ‘Warcraft’ at a movie theater in Shanghai, June 7, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
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A fan poses during China’s premiere of the film ‘Warcraft’ at a movie theater in Shanghai, June 7, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
A senior high school student rests on an express bus that takes students to and from the exam center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, June 6, 2016. IC
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A senior high school student rests on an express bus that takes students to and from the exam center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, June 6, 2016. IC
Parents gather at a Shanghai temple to pray for their children sitting China’s annual college entrance exam this week, June 8, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
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Parents gather at a Shanghai temple to pray for their children sitting China’s annual college entrance exam this week, June 8, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
Mother of Chinese peacekeeper Shen Liangliang cries the day her son’s remains return to China. He was killed in a terror attack in the African nation of Mali. Photo taken in Changchun, Jilin province, June 9, 2016. Shou Chen/VCG
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Mother of Chinese peacekeeper Shen Liangliang cries the day her son’s remains return to China. He was killed in a terror attack in the African nation of Mali. Photo taken in Changchun, Jilin province, June 9, 2016. Shou Chen/VCG
Animal activists and their rescued stray dogs stand in protest in front of the representative office of Yulin City in Beijing, June 10, 2016. Yulin is the host of a controversial annual dog meat festival. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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Animal activists and their rescued stray dogs stand in protest in front of the representative office of Yulin City in Beijing, June 10, 2016. Yulin is the host of a controversial annual dog meat festival. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
A man touches an inflatable doll during the Asia Adult Expo in Beijing, June 7, 2016. Da Fei/VCG
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A man touches an inflatable doll during the Asia Adult Expo in Beijing, June 7, 2016. Da Fei/VCG

With contributions from Zhou Yinan.