The Long Song of Sui

The Long Song of Sui takes the complete history of the Sui Dynasty—from its founding and rise to its fall—as its narrative throughline, following The Long Song of the First Emperor and preceding The Long Song of the High Tang. Centered on historical figures such as Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Chan Master Zhiyong, and Shangguan Yi, the book chronicles the establishment, construction, crises, and collapse of a unified empire. It recreates Sui-era ritual systems, architecture, cave temples, music and dance, and the lineage of calligraphy; records early Sino-foreign exchanges such as the Japanese envoys to Sui Ono no Imoko, Pei Shiqing, and Chang Jun's missions to the states of the South Seas; depicts the contradictions lurking beneath the dynasty's prosperity; and explores the profound theme of founding versus preserving an enterprise, using the rise and fall of history to inspire contemporary youth—combining literary quality, historical scholarship, and cultural-tourism value. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Long Song of Sui — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠