论隋朝杨氏父子的地位

On the Roles of the Yangs'Father and Son in Sui Dynasty

隋朝在中国历史上占有承前启后的重要地位，开国者杨坚在实现和初步巩固统一上作出了基础性的贡献；继承者杨广进一步巩固和发展了中国的统一，并把隋朝推向了极盛。杨氏父子晚年的失误，不能简单地以腐朽、淫暴来看待，更不能以此抹煞两位帝王的伟大功绩、重要的历史地位和影响。

Sui Dynasty served as a link between past and future. Its founder Yang Jian made fundamental contributions to the realization and initial consolidation of its unification and Yang Guang, the successor to the throne, further consolidated and developed China's unification and pushed Sui Dynasty to its prime. Their failures in later years cannot be simply regarded as a result of corruption, licentiousness and tyranny. Their brilliant feats, important historic roles and influence cannot thus be denied .