Aim:
• To study the Chinese Leader YANG TI
• To be informed about most important buildings in China
Outline
• Yangti and his methods in governing
• Grand Canal, The Great Wall
• Keen Lung
Emperor
Sui dynasty
Last Second
was
of
money
amount
construction
palace
reinforcing
The Great Wall
spentlavish
of
on
of on
SUI YANG TI
Grand Canal
connects
built
Yellow River
Huiai River
Yangzte River
with
Korea
atacked to
army
defeated
but
was
Graet Wall
himself
a ruler
a benefactor
people
his
proved
intelligent
and
of
Although
Although
reached
the throne
the murder
a brother
by
of
reigned
no more
than
23 years
in
Sui dynasty
BUT
BUT
completed
nearly
canals
5 thousand milesof
such as
Grand Canal
Bayan
victories
master
Chinese armies
field
was winning
for his
and
driving
from the
Chinese
of the north
southand
skilled
war
their generals
incompetent were generally
were notin
and
they
held out with
desperate
courage
obstinacy
long after
other races
and
would have given in.
The Great Wall
Construction
7th century
of
started
in the
defense
purposes
was built for
object
visible
spacemoon
only
man-madeis
to be
from from
The Grand Canal
World’s
oldestlongest
canal
Building
began in
486 B.C.
during
Wu dynasty
1795 km
24 locks
60 bridges
is
Keen Lung residinghappened to be
his summer palace
Jehol
the Wall
beyond
at
at
BUT
BUT Keen Lung peremptory
instructions
thatthere was to be
no delay
sending
in
the EnglishPekin
up to
Keen Lung
is said to have
wished
to go
further
Kanghi’s grandsonwho was
References
• http://hamlin.cc.boun.edu.tr/~inelmen/china04w.doc
• National Geographic (March2004)
Kublai
engaged
Pekin
task
difficult
necessary
consolidating
authority
and
was
at
in the
of
his
Wu Dynasty
EasternWestern
first period second period
kingdoms
in which
China
divided into
200 little
Iron
toolsChina
in whichwas used for
in
important
history
capital
nine ruling
dynasties
Buddhist Center
was
in
as
of
and as a divided
East town West town
is
to to
However His official utterance
was limited to
the reciprocation
of
the sentiments
of
His Britannic Majesty
friendly