Click on the names to hear how they are pronounced AD 581, Yang
Jian replaced North Zhou from the Two Jin, Southern and Northern
Dynasties and established a new era. He named this new dynasty
Sui. He was the emperor -- Sui Wendi. He was a good emperor who
made the lives of civilians much better than before. He made
many reforms that helped to increase national power. The
unifying of China once again was also accredited to him and his
general (also son) Yang Guang. Because of political needs, Sui
started constructing many structures starting at the beginning
of the dynasty. Wendi's son, Sui Yangdi, scaled up the
construction. The projects were 1) building the two capital
cities -- the city of Da Xing and city of Luo Yang; 2) filling
up the storehouse; 3) opening up a canal, 4) constructing roads.
During Yangdi's rein, a canal connecting the north and south was
constructed, and a road connecting Luo Yang, through the
mountain of Tai Hang, and Bing Zhou was constructed. Right --> A
Sui Woman Rider statue (graphi