The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).
As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great C（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great C so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.
小题1:Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?A．Yangzhou joined the Great C (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River).B．In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia.C．Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou.D．Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times.小题2:We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.A．《赠汪伦》B．《望庐山瀑布》C．《静夜思》D．《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》小题3:Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?A．Zheng BanqiaoB．Zhu ZiqingC．Wang Zhong D．Li Bai小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?A．Yangzhou：An Economically Rich CityB．Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation CityC．Yangzhou：A Historical Culture CityD．Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City