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24 Stunning Photos Of China’s Insanely Stressful College Entrance Exam Process

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24 Stunning Photos Of China’s Insanely Stressful College Entrance Exam Process
Emmett Knowlton Education        Jun. 13, 2014, 3:47 AM



Nearly 9.8 million Chinese high school students took the National College Entrance Exam, called gaokao, on June 7 and 8.

The emphasis on a two-day test has sparked criticism from some educators because of the incredible amount of pressure it places on students leading up to just one test. Gaokao has also been linked to China’s rising suicide rate because of mounted pressure and poor test results.

Hengshui High School, the highest achieving secondary schools in gaokao over the last 14 years, has these as its two mottos:  “Life is not a rehearsal, because you won’t have the chance to live it all over again,” and “If you haven’t died from hard work, just work harder.” At Hengshui, students study from 5:30 a.m. to 9:50 p.m., cannot have cell phones and are allowed just one day of vacation every month. Cameras are placed in each classroom to monitor students for laziness. These types of tactics are increasingly common at what many are calling gaokao-sweatshops — schools that exclusively prepare students for gaokao.

“I usually spent three to five minutes eating dinner,” a former student of Hengshui told China Daily.

Needless to say, the stakes are insanely high.

The Ministry of Education reported that students are competing for 6.5 million vacancies in universities across the country, according to Xinhua News agency. Currently the test is divided into three main areas: Chinese, math, and English, though there are other more specialized tests, too. The country’s education ministry recently announced plans to reduce emphasis on English and instead bolster Chinese in the near future.

The pictures (via Reuters) are dazzling.




Students taking an English exam in an exam hall at Dongguan University. English is one of three main areas of testing, along with math and Chinese.



Art students draw sketches in Jianan, Shandong province.



A mother waits outside in Hefei, Anhui province. In some parts of the country, authorities banned outdoor square dancing (a popular activity for elderly Chinese people) within 500 feet of testing buildings because of the loud music.



Students taking the bus to their exam in Liu’an, Anhui province. Thousands of family and friends crowded the streets in support as they left for the test.



Zheng Dong (left) studies in a hotel room in Shanghai near the site of his exam. In Beijing, over 1,700 taxi drivers offered to give free rides to students in town for the test.



Invigilators monitor examinees in Suining, Sichuan in case of any sudden cheating. Leading up to gaokao, some high schools place security cameras in classrooms to monitor students in case of laziness.



A student takes a quick study break. Some schools have been criticized for producing “robots” who study 15 hours per day for gaokao.



Students self-studying at night in Hefel, Anhui province. 9.8 million students took gaokao this year, in comparison with 1.8 million students who take the SAT.



Parents in Huaibei, Anhui wait for their children to finish the exam.



Leading up to the exam, students and teachers take part in pressure-release activities, like this trust-fall.



Students walk by Confucius after a rainy morning in Wuhan. Many temples were flooded in the weeks leading up to the test with parents praying to Confucius, China’s great educator.



A security check in Shenyang, Lioning province. Authorities vowed to crack down on cheating during the exams this year.



A hidden camera inside a pen (second from the left) and a receiver disguised as an eraser confiscated by police.



Glasses containing a hidden camera and a coin with a tiny receiver.



A more complex cheating contraption in Chengdu, Sichuan provence.



Confiscated cell phones and receivers. The Ministry of Education said students caught cheating would be stripped of enrollment qualifications for 1-3 years.



A morale-boosting exercise in Hengshui, Hebei province. Students waved flags and shouted “Come on Hengshui No. 2 high school, you are the best!”



Police tried to contain students as they lined up to register for the exam.



Parents in Shanghai waited for the exams to finish.



Applicants walking outside after finishing their first day of testing.



A teacher checking examinees names in Hefel. Because of the importance of one test, “gaokao-sweatshops” — high schools that prepare students exclusively for the test — have become increasingly common.



These students took oxygen while studying chemistry at a hospital in Suining.

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Post time 13-6-2014 09:18 AM | Show all posts
lebih kurang cam kat korea gak yg ambik mcm2 exam.....siap bagi bunga kat entrance exam building lagi.....special bas disediakan untuk ketempat exam. Bilik sewa penuh kesemuanya bila time exam ni.....ada gak disedia breakfast free untuk dia orang lagi.
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Post time 13-6-2014 09:46 AM | Show all posts
Ramainyaaaa umat manusia kat China nih!

Mana datangnya umat yang ramai nih yer??? Kalau ikutkan dasar 1 anak 1 famili sepatutnya umat china takdelah berkembang biak sebanyak ini. Sepatutnya populasi diorang nih mengecillah.

Kita yang kat msia yang tak amalkan had bilangan anak pun tak membiak secepat ini. Kalau semua pati dan pendatang kat msia nih balik mesti msia nih sunyi kalau nak harapkan rakyat tempatan saja.
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Post time 13-6-2014 10:10 AM | Show all posts
terbayang keadaan masa zaman dulu
exam utk masuk istana tu
lebih kurg gini gamaknye
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Post time 13-6-2014 11:11 AM | Show all posts
makaiii.. mmg stress
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Post time 13-6-2014 11:40 AM | Show all posts
uish.. punya ketat security dia..  dah macam kt airport
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Post time 13-6-2014 11:58 AM | Show all posts
padanlah diorang stress. ramai orang, kurang peluang. overcrowded la china ni.
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Post time 13-6-2014 12:28 PM | Show all posts
mesti giler2 student tu study..
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Post time 13-6-2014 12:59 PM | Show all posts
takut tengok
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Post time 13-6-2014 01:37 PM | Show all posts
ramai manusia, lg tinggi persaingan
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 Author| Post time 13-6-2014 01:43 PM | Show all posts
hehehe gajet toyol pun dah macam james bond
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Post time 13-6-2014 01:50 PM | Show all posts
Owhhh.....syukurla duduk kat malaysia....

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Post time 13-6-2014 01:51 PM | Show all posts
ooowwwww...... dahsyatnya
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Post time 13-6-2014 02:02 PM | Show all posts
Mak aiii ramainya tapi ialah tempat terhad yang memohon terlalu ramai terpaksa le berusaha sebaik dan sekuat mungkin untuk berjaya.
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Post time 14-6-2014 12:18 AM | Show all posts
Nasib baik datuk nenek saya migrated ke Tanah Melayu dulu. Kalau tidak, arini saya pasti datang ke Malaysia bekerja sebagai gigolo.
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Post time 14-6-2014 12:45 AM | Show all posts
makin ketat security, makin kompleks toyol yg diorg try bawak masuk.... tapi yelah, china bukan japan or south korea teknologi lebih maju kedepan...

apepon, memang stressful tgk diorg nie... nasib baek kat msia student still bole rilek2...  
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Post time 14-6-2014 02:24 AM | Show all posts
Memang insane lah....
Nasib baik kat malasia x gitu, kalau tak mesti stress ai....
X masuk IPT lah..,
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Post time 14-6-2014 07:01 AM | Show all posts
Malaysia ada kuota

ko bodoh ko ,ko bangang ke , ko gila seks ke

kalau kuota utk spesis ko atas nama bangsa ke ,gender ke masih ada ,dan ko pula terhegeh2 memohon

langsung dapat  masuk ,diterima belajar

itu yg spesis gila seks merata...yg jadi mak nyah pun ad pelajaran

cuma yg spesis jaja seks murahan mmg jadi a shiny sex toy semata2

itu pun ada org rasa dia popular kan dgn gelaran seks tu.

" cissssssssssssssssssss sgttttt "
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Post time 14-6-2014 08:44 AM | Show all posts
wah...tengok saja pon dah rasa stress
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Post time 14-6-2014 09:31 AM | Show all posts
memang stresssss.....
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