Dayu's Flood Control-Historical and Cultural Stories
If you ask about the troubles in ancient and modern times,
Please just look at Luoyang City
today
Let’s tell the story of Erlitou Xia Capital and the Xia Dynasty
More than 4,000 years ago
In the period of Emperor Yao
Floods occur frequently in the Yellow River Basin
Not only did it flood people’s crops,
It also destroyed people's houses
causing many people to become homeless
at this time
Emperor Yao sent a right-hand man
to control floods
Do you think it was Dayu who controlled the floods?
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In fact, this right-hand man sent by Emperor Yao
He is the father of Dayu
An architectural expert at the time
He built many dams
Want to block the river
9 years of construction
Not to mention wasting time and money
As a result, the river grew taller and taller
The floods are more severe than before
later
Emperor Yao deposed Xi for failing to control floods
After being exiled
His son Yu took over the flood control work
Dayu summed up the experience and lessons of his father’s failure to control floods
Stop using blockage to control floods
and use diversion methods to control floods
Leading people to dig river channels
clear ditch
lead floods to the sea
For this reason, Dayu passed through the house three times without entering.
Treat floods wholeheartedly
After 13 years of hard work
Finally water control was successful
and won the support of the people
But besides being a hero of flood control, Dayu
Still a great achievement
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