Sui Yang Di builds the Grand Canal

The story Emperor Sui Yang Di builds the Grand Canal (随杨帝开凿大运河), This story is about 杨广, known to history as 随杨帝, the ruler of the Sui Chinese dynasty between 569 and 618 AD. Whilst remembered as a tyrannical leader 随杨帝 also launched several important building initiatives such as extending the Great Wall and the construction of the Grand Canal. The Emperor was keen to show off his power by travelling in style from Luoyang in the North of China to Yangzhou in the South. Indeed Emporor Sui Yang Di was able to see the potential of the city and after claiming the throne he wanted to show off his strength by boat from his new capital of Luoyang, to the Southern region of YangZhou.

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Luoyang City 洛阳城 - As the starting point of the Silk Road and a city with a population of over 1 million Luoyang was a thriving Metropolis during the Sui Dynasty. Indeed after declaring it as his new capital, Sui Yang Di began a massive construction project in the city including a huge network of roads, buildings and canals. It was chosen as the starting point for his Grand Canal project which would connect Luoyang to allc orners of teh empire, including Yangzhou in the South.

Yangzhou 样州 - In Ancient China Yangzhou was a rough geographical area in the south of China that encompasses the modern Provinces of Zhejiang And Jiangsu. Therefore it includes the then, and now, prosperous and beautiful cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou among others. The Grand Canal built to consolidate trade between Northern and Southern China, stretched from modern Hangzhou at that time called Yuhang (余杭) in the south, to with Luoyang (洛阳) in the east, and then on to Beijing (涿郡) in the North.