" In the nine markets (in Chang'an) they set up bazaars, Their wares separated by type, their shop rows distinctly divided. There was no room for people to turn their heads, or for chariots to wheel about. People crammed into the city, spilled into the suburbs, Everywhere streaming into the hundreds of shops." Ban Gu (32 BCE- 92 CE) Chinese Poet

Which statement about Chinese Merchants is best supported by the poem?

The markets were so crowded that imperial government considered merchants a source of problems.

Chariots were one of the main items merchants sold

Most merchants in the Chang'an markets lived outside the city.

Chinese cities included prosperous merchants and vibrant trade.