SYDNEY/SHANGHAI -- When Cici was a high school student in China's Shaanxi province, she made sure to get to her classroom by 5 a.m. every day from Monday to Saturday and sometimes even on Sundays.
Students, seen here in September, typically emerge from Maotanchang High School around 11 p.m. The school draws students from around Anhui province seeking to boost their scores on China's college entrance exam. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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