阅读理解PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage(遗产)site.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.
阅读理解
PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage(遗产)site.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.
PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAge.Itslongperiodasacountygovernmentseat(县行政中心)hasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhenguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.
DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial(商业的)groupsthatdidbusinessnationwide.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchang(alsocalledSunriseProsperity)tradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.Branch(分支)banksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.Itslacquerware(漆器)becamewellknown.
InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsancientbuildingsandart.Mostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeople.
In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListas“WorldCultureHeritageSite”.
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WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
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Itsposition.
B.
Itstourism.
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Itsbusiness.
D.
Itshistory.
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