More than 6,500 students take part in an art school entrance exam in Jinan, Shandong province, on Feb 13, 2019. The number of candidates applying to Shandong University of Art & Design hit a record high with more than 76,000 this year. [Photo by Zheng Tao/Asianewsphoto]

Candidates wait to enter the entrance hall outside Shungeng Exhibition Center, where the exam is held, in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, on Feb 13, 2019. [Photo by Zheng Tao/Asianewsphoto]