The most maligned emperor in history...

Although Emperor Yang of Sui had his faults, he also had his merits, and his outstanding political talent is undeniable. The Sui Dynasty (581-618) ended the division that had lasted for nearly 300 years since the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, and China re-entered a unified period. Yang Jian founded the country, governed with both civil and military virtues, introduced new ideas, strengthened centralization, built the capital Daxing, and created the rule of Kaihuang; the heroic Emperor Yang Guang, with his civil and military strategies, improved the system, recruited talents, built the Eastern Capital, and made expeditions to the west and east, especially the excavation of the Grand Canal, which facilitated the communication of government orders, connected the north and south water transport, promoted cultural identity, and promoted national integration. The Sui Dynasty was a dynasty that inherited the past and opened up the future, and it was also a dynasty that discarded the old and established the new. It had a huge impact on Chinese history in politics, military, economy, culture and other aspects. "The Tang Dynasty inherited the system of the Sui Dynasty" - the Chinese nation ushered in the proud Tang Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty, its rise was vigorous, its fall was sudden, like a meteor across the long river of history, its great achievements have been passed down through the ages. The Mausoleum of Emperor Yang of Sui includes Tomb No. 1 (M1) and Tomb No. 2 (M2), which were built in the middle of a rammed earth mound 49 meters long from east to west and 48 meters wide from north to south, and were respectively buried with Emperor Yang of Sui and Empress Xiao. More than 400 precious cultural relics (sets) were unearthed, including the epitaph of Emperor Yang of Sui, the thirteen-ring gold and jade belt, the phoenix crown, the gilded copper head, the jade scepter, the chime bells, the chime stones, etc.