Atlas
Tongji Canal
Emperor Yang of Sui's super waterway network — a herringbone pattern connecting the entire empire, maximizing the bandwidth for pumping Jiangnan wealth to the imperial center.
Province: Anhui
Province: HenanOne cargo boat and boatman move along an autumn canal, with willow banks, an arch bridge, terraces and mountain ridges in evening light.
Infrastructure1
- Luoyang Sui-Tang Grand Canal Heritage Park
Centred on great granaries and the head of the Tongji Canal, this park presents Luoyang as the hub of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal.
Archaeology1
- Zhengzhou Tongji Canal Bianhe Section Heritage
Buried remains of the Bian River section of the Tongji Canal recall the busy grain shipping that once sustained the Northern Song capital.
Bridge1
- Suzhou Liuzi Sui-Tang Ancient Canal Wharf
Excavations at this famous transfer wharf yielded many Sui, Tang and Song boats and fine porcelain from renowned kilns, revealing its role in canal freight and travel.
In its history1
- Yang Guang569–618 CE
Part of Tongji Canal's history: Building of Eastern Luoyang. Second Sui emperor, Yangdi, who built the eastern capital at Luoyang and the Grand Canal, failed in three wars against Goguryeo, and was strangled in a mutiny at Jiangdu
Sui2
- Building of Eastern Luoyang
Emperor Yang built the eastern capital at Luoyang with palaces, wards, markets, and canals linking the Sui realm north and south.
- Emperor Yang Opens the Tongji Canal605 CE
In 605 CE, Emperor Yang ordered the Tongji Canal, linking Luoyang with the Huai River waterway.
Song1
- Bianhe Becomes a Song Transport ArteryNorthern Song (960–1127 CE)
The Northern Song Bianhe inherited the Sui Tongji Canal and became a major artery for moving southeastern supplies to the capital.