Annual entrance exams of China's art colleges start (9)

BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2016 -- Candidates wait outside the examination hall at Beijing Film Academy (BFA) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2016. The annual entrance exam of China's art colleges including BFA, the Central Academy of Drama and the Communication University of China started simultaneously on Monday. Over 7,600 applicants for BFA's performance institute will take part in the exam to vie for 45 vacancies in the institute. Some Chinese young people regarded studying in an art college as a shortcut to become famous in recent years.(Xinhua/Li Wen)