It's called the gaokao, and is known as one of the toughest exams in the world. Lots of western universities now take Chinese students based on their gaokao scores, rather than other standardized ...

After all, the gaokao remains the holy grail for millions of students, offering a one-shot ticket to China’s top universities and, supposedly, a brighter future. Of course, Chinese netizens ...

The "study secrets" shared by the top scorers include theoretical knowledge of various high school subjects, problem-solving ...

The party has now released new rules to try to stop it. In theory, any of the 13m students who take the annual gaokao entrance exam can qualify to attend university if they achieve a good score.

She was raised and educated in a small town in the northwestern province of Gansu. She sat for the gaokao, China’s university entrance exams, twice before she was admitted to Shanghai’s Fudan ...

After all, the gaokao remains the holy grail for millions of students, offering a one-shot ticket to China’s top universities and, supposedly, a brighter future. Of course, Chinese netizens ...