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Though the Sui dynasty only lasted 38 short years, they were very productive years. The years from 580 to 618 A.D. were great years for the Chinese people. The Sui dynasty united China after the previous six dynasties tore the people apart. They successfully expanded their territory in the South and tried tirelessly to do the same in the North, as well as regaining territory lost in the non- Chinese Northern Chou area. They also extended the Grand Canal from Hangzhou to Yangzhou, fixed and improved the internal administraition of China, and repaired the Great Wall. During this time the different religions also flourished. Confucianism was nationaly endorsed and Taoism and Budhism also did well during this time. Wen Ti improved people's lives, by lowering taxes for the poor and fixing the government. He was the first Chinese emporer to use census to decide what taxes each province should pay. He also ordered that each man should get at least a certain amount of land. And though Emprorer Yang was considered wasteful with his country's money and cruel to the people, he was not a bad ruler. He was just following the policies his father had made. He and his father made their family's short rule very important to Chinese history. They had a lot of accomplishments in a very short time period.