Traditional stories reflecting the national spirit

The story of Dayu

There was a flood in the Yellow River basin 4000 years ago, and Dayu played an important role in controlling the water, and his prestige among the people was extremely high. At that time, Shun, the leader of Huaxia nationality, gave the throne to Dayu. The story about Dayu's flood control is immortal.

Legend has it that when Yao was in power, floods flooded, crops were flooded, houses were destroyed, and people had to move to higher ground. Yao held a meeting to discuss the problem of water control, and the leaders of the four families elected Gun to control water. It took Gun nine years to control water, but it used the method of blocking water, and the flood was even worse. Shun, the emperor after Yao, killed Gun and sent Gun's son Yu to control the water.

Yu changed his father's practice. He used the method of opening canals to drain water and dredging rivers to lead floods into the sea. He worked with the people and took the lead in digging holes and picking up soil, so tired that he polished the hair on his calf. In the process of flood control, he created various measuring tools and mapping methods.

After thirteen years of hard work, Yu finally led the flood to the sea, and crops can be planted on the ground again. At the beginning of water control, he was newly married, but in order to control water, he ran around and passed his house many times without going in. On one occasion, his wife Tu Shanshi gave birth to his son Qi. The baby is crying. It is also cruel to pass by the door and hear crying.

I didn't go in to visit.

People in later generations say

Praise Yu's achievements in water control and call him Dayu.

Dayu managed water and forgot his roots for national labor. The three kingdoms stay at home, worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later. Our example.