The original canal system, built by Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, was seen by Chinese ... Within weeks China surrendered. The Grand Canal was also a cultural conduit. Emperors on visits to ...

When news from China ... Sui dynasty who died in 618 A.D., revived the government examination system but also built a new capital, rebuilt the Wall, and dug the early Grand Canal, all by forced ...

The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and ... it was conceived as a unified means of communication for the Empire for the first time in the 7th century AD (Sui dynasty). This ...

Its western borders skirt the banks of one of China’s biggest ... alongside its Tang dynasty (618-907AD) waterfront. The key artery, however, will always be the Grand Canal (Da Yunhe).