China's annual national college entrance examination, the Gaokao, started Tuesday and will last two to four days according to different provinces and regions. /VCG

During the exam, teachers and parents outside the 7,000 exam sites across the country have been finding unique ways to support students and wish them good luck on their scores. /VCG

A parent in east China's Anhui Province holds a sunflower as a symbol to "win the first prize" to cheer for her boy. /VCG

Many parents in Chengdu City in southwest China's Sichuan Province wear cheongsam, or qipao in Chinese, to bless their children so they may achieve good results. /VCG

Some high school teachers in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, are uniformly dressed in red symbolizing joy and good luck for their students. /VCG

A student in Beijing gives a high-five to his parent before entering the exam site. /VCG

Two parents in Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, wear customized masks and T-shirts printed with auspicious words cheering for students. /VCG