【Passage 1】

麗江古城，又名“大研古鎮”，海拔2400米，是麗江納西族自治縣的中心城市，是中國歷史文化名城之一，世界文化遺產。位于中國西南部云南省的麗江市，坐落在麗江壩中部，玉龍雪山下，北倚象山、金虹山、西枕獅子山;與同為第二批國家歷史文化名城的四川閬中、山西平遙、安徽歙縣并稱為“保存最為完好的四大古城”。是第二批被批準的中國歷史文化名城之一，是中國僅有的以整座古城申報世界文化遺產獲得成功的兩座古縣城之一(另一座為山西平遙古城)。

【參考譯文】The Old Town of Lijiang at 2,400m altitude, also known as "Dayan Ancient Town", is the central city of Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County. As a famous historical cultural city in China, the Old Town of Lijiang was listed as a World Heritage Site. The Town is located in the center of Lijiangba of Yunnan Province in Southwest China and lies at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain with Xiangshan Mountain and Jinhong Mountain to the north and Shizi Mountain to the west. The Old Town of Lijiang, together with three other national historical cities - Langzhong City of Sichuan Province, Pingyao City of Shanxi Province and Shexian County of Anhui Province - are regarded as "Four Ancient Cities of Best Preservation". As one of the second batch of historical cultural cities in China, the Old Town of Lijiang is one of the two ancient counties (the other being the Pingyao Ancient City of Shanxi Province) included in the World Cultural Heritage list as the whole ancient city.

【Passage 2】

西遞、宏村古民居位于中國東部安徽省黟縣境內的黃山風景區，是皖南民居中最富有代表性的兩座古村落，以其世外桃源般的田園風光、保存完好的村落形態、工藝精湛的徽派民居和豐富多彩的歷史文化內涵而聞名天下。 西遞、宏村于1999年12月根據文化遺產遴選標準被列入《世界遺產名錄》。

【參考譯文】Xidi and Hongcun are the two most outstanding ancient villages located in the Mount Huangshan Scenic Area of Yi County, Anhui Province in east China, well known for their extraordinary landscape, properly preserved village form, exquisite Anhui-style villages and profound historic and cultural connotations. In December 1999, Xidi and Hongcun were included in the World Heritage List.

【Passage 3】

平遙古城位于山西省中部平遙縣內，是一座具有2700多年歷史的文化名城，它建于14世紀，是現今保存完整的漢民族城市的杰出范例，城內居民約有50,000人，城市街道和城墻依然保留了明清建筑風格。山西平遙與同為第二批國家歷史文化名城的四川閬中、云南麗江、安徽歙縣并稱為“保存最為完好的四大古城”，也是中國僅有的以整座古城申報世界文化遺產獲得成功的兩座古縣城之一(另一座為麗江古城)。

【參考譯文】The Ancient City of Pingyao is located in central Shanxi Province. Built in the 14th century, it is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years and is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city. With a population of 50,000, it preserves the urban streets and walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Pingyao in Shanxi, Langzhong in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan and Shexian County in Anhui are included in the second batch of National Famous Historic and Cultural Cities and are jointly called "Four Most Well Preserved Ancient Cities". The Ancient City of Pingyao is one of the two ancient counties (the other being the Ancient City of Lijiang) included in the World Cultural Heritage list as the whole.