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Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Liangshan shares its north border with Ganzi Prefecture, Ya’an City, and Leshan City and the west border with Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. The profound natural and cultural landscapes of Daliang Mountains add to the unique charm of Sichuan Province who also has rich tourism resources.

Xichang

As the autonomous prefecture center of Liangshan, Xichang is the top destination for many travelers for the agreeable altitudes, temperature, and sunlight. The moon watched in Xichang is bright and round since it has good transparency with little suspended material in the atmosphere, bringing the reputation of the “City of Moon”. Meanwhile, Xichang is also called the “Little City of Spring” since its climate is not inferior to Kunming, which is like spring all the year round with colorful flowers blooming forever.

Shaped as a snail, Qionghai Lake is the second freshwater lake in Sichuan Province.

Huili

Huili Ancient City is located in the southernmost part of Sichuan Province, by the north bank of the Jinsha River, hidden in the mountains separated with Yunnan Province only by a river.

The features of the recipes of Yi are meat-based, and the spicy taste takes the essential position. Yi people are good singers and dancers with an enthusiastic and generous temper. They like taking big bites of meat and drinking like fish. You shouldn’t miss Tuotuo Meat and baked potatoes.

Muli

As the hidden and remote space of Liangshan, Muli has few visitors but perfect landscapes. It is a mountainous and forested region surrounded with rivers. With big relative height difference, the weathers, soils, and vegetation are of apparent vertical change. Moreover, the Cundong Lake, Kangwu Temple, and Muli Temple are also unmissable.

21. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. Kunming’s climate is even better than Xichang

   B. Qionghai Lake is the second freshwater lake in China

   C. Muli has few perfect landscapes and few visitors go there

   D. Yi people are good at singing and dancing

22. Which of the following shares its border with Yunnan Province according to the passage?

   A. Ganzi Prefecture      B. Xichang      C. Huili                D. Muli

23. You can read this passage from_____________

   A. a news website        B. a report         C. a geography textbook     D. a brochure