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This book is the "Sui and Tang" volume of the "History of China" series published by Kodansha in Japan. General textbooks always give a quick glance at the history of the Sui Dynasty. Mr. Qi Heze attaches great importance to the history of the Sui Dynasty, and some of his views are quite novel. The author particularly emphasizes the significance of Buddhism in consolidating the rule of the Sui Dynasty. As far as the focus of the book is concerned, the author does not have a high opinion of the Zhenguan rule and the discussion is brief; as for Wu Zetian's rise to power, he makes associations with the female-dominated regimes in Japan and other East Asian regions at the same time. Different from general Chinese textbooks or chronological histories, the author has a dedicated description of the world of Huajie and Liuxiang in the Tang Dynasty, the urban landscape of Chang'an and Luoyang, and the Buddhist culture of Wudai Mountain and Fangshan Yunju Temple. To a certain extent, this book reflects the comprehensive results of the author's own and contemporary Japanese research on the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and reflects the unique perspective of Japanese scholars in observing the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.