On December 24, Beijing, at the test center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University for the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination, a candidate is making the final "pre-examination sprint", which is the second day of the preliminary examination. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, the number of applicants for the national master's admission examination in 2024 will be 4.38 million, a decrease of 360,000 from the previous year and the first year-on-year decline since 2015. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, at the test center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University for the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination, an eye-catching reminder board was set up at the east gate of the school. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, at the test center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University for the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination, temporary lockers were set up at the entrance of the examination room to facilitate candidates to store their personal belongings that are not allowed to be brought into the examination room. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, in Beijing, at a fast-food restaurant outside the east gate of Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, a candidate taking a graduate exam eats and learns during his lunch break. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination Preliminary Examination at the Beijing Foreign Chinese University test center, before the start of the afternoon exam, candidates rushed to review outdoors. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination Preliminary Examination at the Beijing Foreign Chinese University test center, before the start of the afternoon exam, candidates rushed to review outdoors. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination Preliminary Examination at the Beijing Foreign Chinese University test center, before the start of the afternoon exam, candidates were outdoors to review. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the candidates who were waiting for admission before the start of the afternoon exam at the test center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University for the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination Preliminary Examination at the Beijing Foreign Chinese University test center, after the morning exam, the candidates left the venue in an orderly manner. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, a student held flowers and took a photo in the background of the examination center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University in the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, a student who "petted a cat" in the interval between exams at the preliminary examination of the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination at Beijing Foreign Language University of Chinese Studies. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
On December 24, Beijing, the 2024 National Master's Admission Examination Preliminary Examination was held at the test center of Beijing Foreign Chinese University. Photo by Tian Jiashuo.
*: China Youth Daily client.