Guangdong Gaokao Politics, History & Geography: Exam Point Distribution (2023-2025) and 2026 Predictions
Guangdong uses the "3+1+2" model; politics, history, and geography are province-set papers, full score 100 points / 75 minutes Compiled: May 31, 2026 ---
1. Politics
Paper structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 4 subjective questions (52 points)
1.1 Module Coverage
Compulsory 1: "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics"
- 2023: From the 8th to the 13th and 20th Party Congresses: the path of Chinese-style modernization (multiple choice)
- 2024: Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening up / Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (multiple choice)
- 2025: New quality productive forces / high-quality development
- Features: 1-2 multiple-choice questions guaranteed, often the first question of the paper, low difficulty #### Compulsory 2: "Economy and Society"
- 2023: National pooling of pension insurance, supply-side reform
- 2024: Digital economy, new development paradigm
- 2025: Common prosperity, consumption and domestic demand
- Features: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
- High-frequency points: market regulation vs. macro-control, new development philosophy #### Compulsory 3: "Politics and Rule of Law"
- 2023: Whole-process people's democracy, grassroots governance
- 2024: People's Congress system, rule of law
- 2025: Government function transformation, consultative democracy
- Features: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
- People's Congress system / Party leadership are guaranteed topics #### Compulsory 4: "Philosophy and Culture"
- 2023: Materialist dialectics (contradictions, development), cultural confidence
- 2024: Epistemology, innovative development of traditional culture
- 2025: Historical materialism, cultural inheritance
- Features: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
- Philosophy is the module with the highest differentiation #### Elective 1: "Contemporary International Politics and Economy"
- Common topics: international relations, economic globalization, community with a shared future for mankind
- Usually 1-2 multiple-choice questions, occasionally integrated into subjective questions #### Elective 2: "Law and Life" ⭐ Key focus
- See detailed analysis below #### Elective 3: "Logic and Thinking"
- Newly added since 2023, usually 1 multiple-choice question
- Topics: scientific thinking, dialectical thinking, innovative thinking --- ### 1.2 Detailed Analysis of Elective 2 "Law and Life" (2023-2025) #### 2023 (first year of new textbook gaokao)
- Multiple choice: identification of civil legal relationships (subject/object/content)
- Subjective: contract disputes—formation and validity of contracts, liability for breach
- Knowledge points: basic principles of civil law, contract law #### 2024
- Multiple choice: judgment of intellectual property infringement (copyright/patent)
- Subjective: property rights disputes + tort liability—neighboring relations, real estate ownership
- Knowledge points: property law, tort liability, civil evidence #### 2025
- Multiple choice: labor and employment—labor contracts, protection of workers' rights
- Subjective: property disputes in marriage and family—community property, inheritance rights
- Knowledge points: labor law, marriage law, inheritance law ### 1.3 2026 Predictions for the Law Module Based on the three-year rotation pattern:
- Already tested: contracts (2023) → property + tort (2024) → labor + marriage/inheritance (2025) Most likely for 2026:
- Intellectual property (high probability) — infringement identification for copyright, patents, and trademarks, especially IP protection in the online environment (e.g., copyright ownership of AI-generated content)
- Tort liability + personal rights (high probability) — infringement judgment for right to life/health/portrait/privacy, compensation methods
- Dispute resolution mechanisms (medium probability) — choice and application of mediation, arbitration, litigation
- Consumer rights protection (medium probability) — combined with the economy module Study advice: Focus on memorizing the protection periods and infringement criteria for the three types of IP rights (copyright/patent/trademark); the specific content of personal rights; and the comparison of multiple dispute resolution methods --- ## 2. History Paper structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 4 subjective questions (52 points) ### 2.1 Score Distribution by Section | Section | Score | Trend | |------|-----------|------| | Ancient Chinese history | ~30 points | Stable, about 4 multiple-choice questions | | Modern Chinese history | ~32 points | Stable, 3 multiple-choice + subjective questions | | World history | ~38 points | Slightly increasing share | ### 2.2 Year-by-Year Exam Points #### 2023
- Multiple choice: pre-Qin systems, Han dynasty supervision, Ming-Qing economy, Industrial Revolution, Cold War
- Subjective: China's modernization process, post-WWII international order #### 2024
- Multiple choice: Qin-Han systems, Tang-Song economy, reform and opening up, French Revolution
- Subjective: ancient Chinese governance wisdom, modern national industry #### 2025
- Multiple choice: Western Zhou feudalism, Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism, Self-Strengthening Movement, two world wars
- Subjective: origin and development of Chinese civilization ### 2.3 High-Frequency Exam Points
- Ancient Chinese history (must-test): evolution of political systems (feudalism → prefectures and counties → provinces), southward shift of economic center, evolution of Confucianism
- Modern Chinese history (must-test): modernization explorations (Self-Strengthening → Reform → Revolution of 1911 → New Culture), CPC history
- World history (must-test): Industrial Revolution, two world wars, Cold War and international order ### 2.4 2026 Predictions
- Ancient history: possible focus on Song dynasty society/economy or Ming-Qing social transformation
- Modern history: lingering heat of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War (2025), socialist construction
- World history: post-WWII international economic system, globalization and anti-globalization
- New hot topics: Chinese civilization origin exploration project, reflection on technological revolution in the AI era --- ## 3. Geography Paper structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 3 subjective questions (52 points) ### 3.1 Section Coverage #### Physical Geography (about 40-45 points) — largest share, highest difficulty
- Common topics: atmospheric circulation (climate type identification), water cycle/ocean currents, geological processes (landforms), integrity and differentiation of natural environments
- 2023 focus: external forces and landforms
- 2024 focus: climate and agriculture relationship
- 2025 focus: river landforms (Yellow River relief—fluvial erosion/deposition) #### Human Geography (about 25-30 points)
- Common topics: industrial location, agricultural location, urbanization, transportation layout
- 2023-2025 all included: industrial transfer, regional development #### Regional Geography (about 25-30 points)
- Common topics: Chinese regions (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, northwest arid regions), world regions
- Features: uses regions as a vehicle to test physical + human geography comprehensively ### 3.2 High-Frequency Exam Points
- Every year: climate type identification, contour/isobar reading, industrial/agricultural location analysis
- High-frequency: geological processes and landforms, population and urbanization, resources and environmental issues
- Regional hot topics: Greater Bay Area, Belt and Road regions, Yellow River basin ecological protection ### 3.3 2026 Predictions
- Physical geography: atmospheric heating process/weather systems (not heavily tested in the past three years), geological disasters and disaster prevention/mitigation
- Human geography: rural revitalization/new urbanization, new energy industry layout
- Regional geography: Yangtze River Economic Belt, carbon neutrality and energy transition-related regions
- New hot topics: application of remote sensing/GIS in geography, global climate change response --- ## 4. Sprint Summary ### Politics Sprint Focus
- Law module: focus on memorizing intellectual property and personal rights
- Philosophy: contradiction view/development view must be memorized
- Pay attention to current affairs hot topics like new quality productive forces, AI governance ### History Sprint Focus
- Memorize the evolution of ancient Chinese institutional systems
- Master the thread of modernization exploration
- Note anniversary commemorative events ### Geography Sprint Focus
- Physical geography is the key to scoring—climate, landforms, hydrology must be fully understood
- Use the "cause + measure" template for answers --- In the last 7 days, focus on breaking through your weakest module with the most room for improvement 💪