Students walk past a statue of the ancient Chinese educationalist Confucius, as they finish an exam of the National College Entrance Exams in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2007.

Millions of students across China picked up their pens on Thursday to start national university entrance exams amid concerns about sweltering temperatures and high-tech cheating. The banner read "Welcome to our school to attend the National College Entrance Exams".

(Source: REUTERS)