Anxious students, parents pray for blessing results

SHANGHAI - Blessing cards reading "wish me good luck in the upcoming national College Entrance Exam" were waving in the summer breeze at the Confucius Temple in Shanghai on Sunday.

"The exam season is our busiest period every year," said a middle-aged lady selling tickets at the entrance of the temple.

However, on Sunday there were few people lining up to kowtow or burn incense in front of the figure of Confucius, in sharp contrast to the bustling second-hand book market located right inside the temple.