The Grand Canal
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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
lavish
spent
was
Last
amount
Second
of
Emperor
on
money
construction
of
on
of
palace
Sui dynasty
reinforcing
The Great Wall
SUI YANG TI
atacked to
built
Korea
Graet Wall
but
Grand Canal
army
connects
Yellow River
Yangzte River
was
with
defeated
Huiai River
proved
a benefactor
his
of
himself
and
people
a ruler
intelligent
Although
Although
reached
a brother
the throne
of
by
the murder
reigned
Sui dynasty
no more
in
than
23
years
BUT
BUT
completed
nearly
5 thousand miles
canals
of
such as
Grand Canal
driving
Bayan
Chinese armies
was winning
from the
and
victories
field
for his
master
Chinese
skilled
of the
north
in
were not
and
south
war
and
their generals
incompetent
were generally
would have given in.
they
other races
desperate
held out with
courage
long after
and
obstinacy
Construction
only
of
started
is
man-made
The Great Wall
object
was built for
to be
in the
visible
defense
from
from
7th century
purposes
moon
space
Building
The Grand Canal
began in
is
World’s
1795 km
486 B.C.
oldest
longest
during
24 locks
canal
Wu dynasty
60 bridges
Keen Lung
happened to be
residing
at
his summer palace
at
Jehol
beyond
the Wall
BUT
BUT
Keen Lung
peremptory
instructions
there was to be
that
no delay
in
sending
the English
up to
Pekin
Keen Lung
who was
Kanghi’s grandson
is said to have
wished
to go
further
References
• http://hamlin.cc.boun.edu.tr/~inelmen/china04w.doc
• National Geographic (March2004)
Kublai
consolidating
was
difficult
and
engaged
necessary
of
his
task
at
Pekin
in the
authority
Wu Dynasty
Western
Eastern
China
in
tools
first period
second period
in which
was used for
China
in which
Iron
divided into
kingdoms
200 little
was
important
is
in
history
as
divided
and as a
Buddhist Center
capital
to
to
of
dynasties
nine
ruling
East town
West town
However
His official utterance
was limited to
the reciprocation
His Britannic Majesty
of
of
the sentiments
friendly