Students enter a venue in Guidong county, Chenzhou to sit the National College Entrance Examination on June 7, 2021.  Photo by Deng Renxiang

Students enter a venue in Zixing city, Chenzhou to sit the National College Entrance Examination on June 7, 2021. Photo by Li Ke

Students enter a venue in Zixing city, Chenzhou to sit the National College Entrance Examination on June 7, 2021.  Photo by Li Ke

Everything is in perfect order outside an exam venue in Chenzhou city on June 7, 2021.  Photo by Cao Gaolin and Liu yanghao

Parents waiting outside an exam venue in Chenzhou city have meals prepared for the candidates on June 7, 2021.  Photo by Cao Gaolin and Liu yanghao

Students review for gaokao outside an exam venue in Chenzhou city on June 7, 2021. Photo by Cao Gaolin and Liu yanghao

A child holds flowers and wait for her sister to walk out of the test room at an exam venue in Zixing city, Chenzhou on June 7, 2021.  Photo by Li Ke

Students walk happily out of the test room at an exam venue in Jiahe county, Chenzhou on June 7, 2021. Photo by Huang Chuntao