Architecture in the Dynasties of Sui, Tang, and Five Kingdoms
摘要
In 581, the Sui Dynasty unified China, ending over 360 years of division. Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, was a visionary ruler who believed that the ideal capital for a great empire was Chang’an. He considered Chang’an to have significant advantages, as other locations were unsuitable for various reasons. Luoyang, Yecheng, and other places had suffered severe damage in the wars, Jiankang (modern-day Nanjing) was too far south for efficient governance over the entire country, and the region around the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi was strategically central.