Is classical Chinese a compulsory test in the Chinese language course of the 2022 Shanghai High School Entrance Examination?

Classical Chinese is a compulsory test in the Chinese language course of the 2022 Shanghai High School Entrance Examination. In Shanghai in 2022, classical Chinese is a compulsory question type in the Chinese language examination, and it is also the part where students lose the most points. Many students feel that learning classical Chinese is boring and obscure, and the meanings of some words are completely different from those expressed in vernacular. Differently, students not only need to remember the meaning of the entire article, but also need to carefully consider the words and sentences to understand the meaning of each word.