Groom gives away money to share luck with Gaokao exam takers in China, Chinese Gaokao scenes compilations

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Groom gives away money to share luck with Gaokao exam takers in China​

 

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13 million high school graduates take the Chinese University entracne Gaokao exam this year, the single most important battle Chinese teens have to fight in their whole lives.

 

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When western kids are busy partying , binge drinking and taking drugs, Chinese teenagers study day and night for the most important test for their lives, this battle is not only for the teens themselves, but also for their whole families.

The teacher gives her students a treat to go out to see the glory the the sunset the very last day before Gaokao exam, the students haven't left their classrooms for a long time and almost forget what the outside world is like. On the roof of the building the students shout to cheer and motivate themselves to get a good score for Gaokao.

 

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Some Gaokao takers didn't feel doing well in the exam and break down after the exam " I let my parents down...I m so sorry! "

 

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No need to cry their heart out like that, even they failed Gaokao, it's not the end of their world, they can still go to US and European universities to manage to get a degree, the intensity of the competition is much much lower in foreign universities.

 

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Disabled legless girl refuses help from others and insists on walking into the Gaokao exam venue by herself, she is determined to finish this most important walk of her life all by herself.

 

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Artux city, Xinjiang: A Uyghur Girl finds she forgets to bring ID card when entering Gaokao exam venue and starts to cry , police officers rush to comfort her and quick print out a temporary ID card for her so she can enter the venue to take the Gaokao exam.

 

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Students start to embark their Gaokao journey, the milestone of their lives​

 

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Culture insider: China's ancient gaokao system​

(chinadaily.com.cn)

The annual China's national college entrance exam, or gaokao, is set to take place this weekend, and many parents see it as an opportunity to help their child change his or her destiny.

But how did people in ancient China manage to change their destiny? Basically - they would take the imperial examination, or keju, which began during the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618) and lasted for 1,300 years before it was abolished in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Keju, the earliest "gaokao", played a very important role in selecting qualified personnel to work for the imperial court.
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The photo shows a model of an examination hall for the keju exam in ancient China. [Photo/IC]​

This photo shows a test paper for the keju exam in the Qing Dynasty, which was found in Suichuan county in Jiangxi province. [Photo by Li Fangyu/Asianewsphoto]​

What did it test？

The keju examinations were mainly based on classical literature and philosophy. Poetry was very important in earlier keju exams, and later keju versions focused more on essay writing.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the tests mainly concerned the "Four Books" - Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects and Mencius - and the "Five Classics" - Classic of Poetry, Book of Documents, Book of Changes, Book of Rites and Spring and Autumn Annals.

All candidates had to write a composition explaining ideas from those books – using a particular form and structure, which was called Eight Part Essay. Two sentences were required at the start of the composition, concerning the main idea of the title, which was called "to clear the topic".

Several sentences were then required to clarify the meaning of the topic, which was called "to continue the topic". The remaining part centered on the topic in the form of parallelism and antithesis. The ideas had to conform to the Four Books and the Five Classics. Liberal ideas were unacceptable.

The exams also focused on more practical matters, such as policy questions concerning taxation and statecraft.
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Pocket notebooks used to help someone cheat during the imperial examination in ancient China. [Photo/IC]​

The process of the ancient imperial examination is performed in Langzhong, Sichuan province on September 25, 2013. [Photo/IC]​

How was the examination conducted?

The examination was held once every three years and it consisted of four levels: the county examination, provincial examination, academy examination and palace examination. Candidates had to first pass one level in order to take part in the next level. Each examination would take from one to three days to complete, and candidates were locked in a small cubicle and received cold meals.

Most candidates in ancient China had to go a long way to the capital city for the exam. As transportation in ancient times was not developed, they usually went to the capital on foot, and some took several months to reach their destination.

Most candidates were scholars of very limited financial means who wore simple clothes and carried their books, writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and food with them on their way.

On the exam day, candidates had to first go through a sort of security inspection – like at today's gaokao, but without electronic machines. They had to let their hair loose so that it could be checked and their trouser legs, shoes and socks, even bottoms were also checked.
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This photo shows a model of exam rooms for the keju exam in ancient China. [Photo/IC]​

The photo shows a model of an examination hall for the keju exam in ancient China. [Photo/IC]​

How was the exam graded?

Different titles were awarded to people at various levels of the exam - with special titles for those who performed particularly well. People who passed the county level examination were called xiucai (or shengyuan). Those who passed the provincial, academy and palace examinations were called Juren, Gongshi and Jinshi, respectively.

The top three Jinshi were called Zhuangyuan, Bangyan and Tanhua. All the Jinshi would be given a post by the emperor.

It was considered a great honor, for an individual and his family, to be selected for an official government position at any level after passing the imperial examination.

Competition between imperial examination candidates was extremely tough. Sometimes, two to three million people were tested twice a year at the local level - and only about 150,000 would progress to the provincial level examination. About 6,000 would then take the capital level examination.

The most coveted title was Zhuangyuan - so the ancient scholars who were named Zhuangyuan were considered to be genuinely talented intellectuals, and the emperors wanted their daughters to marry a Zhuangyuan.​

The process of imperial examination in ancient China is performed in Kaifeng, Henan province on May 13, 2012. [Photo/IC]​

 

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Gaokao is over, what the students want to do next after finishing Gaokao exam in Xinjiang?
Most of them answered: " Get a driver's license", .. endless tests..
Students all over China dream to take Gaokao exam in Xinjiang, due to the government preferential Gaokao policy in Xinjiang, students in Xinjiang have a much better chance to be admitted to a good university than students from other provinces and cities, in addition, ethnic minorities automatically get extra 50 points added to their final overall scores.

 

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Gaokao takers: 10.78 million in 2021
12 million in 2022
12.91 million in 2023
will be over 13 million in 2024

 

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Gaokao lasts for one more day in Tibet, the last day's exam is Tibetan language, teachers give their students the last pep talk before the student enter the exam venue.

If China has "cultural genocide" design in Tibet as the west media claims, why China puts Tibetan language an exam subject in Gaokao in Tibet?

 

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Gaokao in Tibet, parents cheer for their children at school gate

 

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Chinese exam is world fairest system of social advancement.