On Saturday, the 2025 entrance exam for postgraduate studies commenced. At the examination site of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, candidates were busy reviewing before entering the venue. According to data from the Ministry of Education, the number of applicants for the 2025 postgraduate entrance exam is 3.88 million, a decrease of 500,000 compared to last year, marking a decline in the number of applicants for two consecutive years. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)