The small town of Maotanchang in eastern China’s Anhui Province is in the spotlight as China’s national college entrance exam, or Gaokao in Chinese, takes place on June 6. /VCG Photo

Gaokao is an annual college entrance exam that all Chinese students must take to enroll. It is believed to be the most pressure-packed examination in the world in terms of its numbers of participants and available positions. /VCG Photo

This year, nearly 100,000 students left Matanchang Township, to head to the town to take the exam. Students’ parents and local residents gathered along the streets to cheer for them. /VCG Photo