China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as Gaokao, began on Tuesday. The number of Gaokao takers hit a record high this year. According to the Ministry of Education, in 2022, the number of applicants for the national college entrance exam reached 11.93 million, an increase of 1.15 million over last year.

2022年全国高考6月7日开始举行。今年高考人数再创新高，据教育部公布信息，2022年全国高考报名人数达1193万人，比去年增加115万。

There are 330,000 general exam rooms across China. Beijing has 1,714 regular and 321 standby exam rooms in 18 exam areas.
今年全国高考设普通考场33万个，其中，北京全市共18个考区，共设常规考场1714个、备用考场321个。

Shanghai has postponed the exam to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. And the city’s General Senior Secondary School Academic Proficiency Examination also has been deferred accordingly, and will be held from June 18 to 19.
上海由于此前疫情形势较为严峻，推迟了高考时间。其中，秋季高考统考延期至7月7日至9日举行，高中学业水平等级性考试延期至6月18日至19日举行。