Data: Emperor Yangdi's Extravagant Trip to Jiangdu
Emperor Yangdi was a talented politician, but abandoned himself to sensuous pleasures without any mercy to his people. Jiangdu (Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province) was the political, economic and cultural center in the southeastern region.
The Grand Canal had hardly been completed when Emperor Yangdi boarded his four-floored dragon boat with thousands accompanying boats, and nearly 200 000 in his retinue กลุ่มผู้ติดตาม , and sailed downwards to Jiangdu for his extravagant traveling.
Excessively material and labor resources were splurged for his enjoyment. For Instance, the honor guard had extended as long as 10 km. Endless forced labor aroused the resentment ความไม่พอใจ among the people along the banks of the canal. Continuous revolts ปฏิวัติ had eventually overthrown the government of the Sui Dynasty. In 618, Emperor Yangdi was put to death in a mutiny การแข็งเมือง launched by his subordinates ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชา.