Given the question: Given the following passage  "A number of sculptural ensembles of that era, erected at the tombs of royals and other dignitaries, have survived (in various degrees of preservation) in Nanjing's northeastern and eastern suburbs, primarily in Qixia and Jiangning District. Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang. The period of division ended when the Sui Dynasty reunified China and almost destroyed the entire city, turning it into a small town.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: When a situation caused segregation to cease, what then happened?
The answer is:
almost destroyed the entire city, turning it into a small town