ThecityofYangzhoucameintobeingattheSpringandAutumnPeriod(about500AC).AsthekeytransportationlinkatjointplaceoftheGreatCanal(运河)(Beijing-Hangzhou)andChangjiang(YangtzeRiver),YangzhouhasbeenfromtheSui
ThecityofYangzhoucameintobeingattheSpringandAutumnPeriod(about500AC).
AsthekeytransportationlinkatjointplaceoftheGreatCanal(运河)(Beijing-Hangzhou)andChangjiang(YangtzeRiver),YangzhouhasbeenfromtheSuiDynasty(600AD.)aneconomicallyrichcity,andthenreacheditstopintheTangDynasty.AtthattimeYangzhouwasafamousportandoneoffewbiggestcitiesinEastAsia.
Withtheimprovementofthelocaleconomyandeasytransportationway,therehappenedinthehistoryaspeciallocalculture,whichhasanimportantplaceinChineseculture.Manyfamousmenofletters,poets,artists,scholars(学者),statesmen,scientistsandnationalheroesinthehistorywerebornin,livedinorhadconnectionwithYangzhou.LiBai,oneofthegreatestChinesepoetsvisitedandstayedinYangzhouseveraltimesinhislifeandoneofhisfamouspoemsaboutYangzhouhasbeensopopularthatChineseofallagescansingitandhasbecomeasymbolofYangzhou.ZhengBanqiao,afamousChinesepaintingpainterintheQingDynastyheadingagroupcalled“EightEccentrics”,hadstronglyinfluencedChinesepaintings.WangZhongandYuanYuanandsomeotherscholarsformedschoolofYangzhouScholarsandachievedgreatsuccessinthestudyofclassicChineseandwriting.ZhuZiqing,oneofmostfamousmodernChinesewritersandscholars,hadalwaysbeenproudofhimselfasanativeofYangzhouandthankedthecityforbeingnourished(养育)byitsrichculture.QuiteafewothernamesyoumaycomeacrossfrequentlyinthestudyofChinesecultureandhistoryhaveconnectionwithYangzhou.YangzhouwassoattractiveandimportantthatmanyChineseemperorsinhistoryhadcomespeciallytovisitorcheckthecity.EmperorSuiyang,whoorderedtocuttheGreatCanalsothathecouldcomemoreeasilyandquickly,diedonhislasttriptothecityandburied(埋葬)here.EmperorQianlonghadcomeallthewayfromthenorthandvisitedthecityninetimes.
小题1:WhichoffollowingsentencesisNOTrightaccordingtothispassage?A.YangzhoujoinedtheGreatCanal(Beijing-Hangzhou)andChangjiang(YangtzeRiver).B.IntheTangDynastyYangzhouwasafamousportandoneoffewbiggestcitiesinAsia.C.EmperorSuiyangwasburiedinYangzhou.