中国历史 07：大禹治水 History of China 07 : Emperor Yu and the Great Flood in Ancient China

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Welcome to the special section of Momo Academy Chinese history in this column We adopted the book published by Hope Press in 2005. 由刘星诗老师所编著的 A series of Chinese history books for children I hope that through this series of books Xiang Guangda Descendants of Chinese who grew up outside China and all in the world Friends who are interested in Chinese culture and history A brief introduction to the history of China V over thousands of years and splendid culture The story of Dayu’s flood control The world is flooded Bet or lose Now We need to bring the story back to the time when Yao was in power There was a big flood at that time flooded many places People have no place to live Had to climb the tree Climb up the mountain and support the old man dragging children Crying and running away everywhere In addition, venomous snakes and beasts harm people and livestock I simply can't live anymore Yao was very anxious Sent to control floods 丨Inherited the previous Gonggong method of water control The only method used is to block the word He thought in his mind that as the saying goes, water comes and soil blocks the way. As long as the water is blocked with soil That will put an end to this disaster I never thought this method would work at all. Floods everywhere Blocking can't be stopped One dam after another has been washed away The water has become even more ferocious. He spent 9 years The result was nothing After Shun succeeded Yao as the leader of the tribal alliance, Go down there and inspect the work in person In order to give an explanation to the people all over the world I was so angry that I caught him and killed him. what to do next As ordered, my son Yu keeps doing it. and accepted the lesson of his father’s failure Changed the way of governance If he wants to block it, he can't. It's better to take advantage of the situation Take a losing approach to deal with it To put it bluntly, this approach is to dredge the river bed. Digging channels for drainage Let all the floods blocked from all directions flow into the sea It won't cause any harm This is a very smart way The river was originally going to flow east Has been running into the sea Act in compliance with this natural law It won't cause floods to spread everywhere. ah The difference between this reading and the water control method in the book is that One is to comply with the laws of nature One is against the laws of nature Thousands of years of experience in controlling floods from the future All confirm this central idea The book is the fundamental strategic thought Reading is only a partial tactical measure People who control floods You must understand the fundamental difference between the two Yu was the commander in chief of flood control He is also a tireless doer He was running around understand situation Find out the height of the terrain Determined the direction of evacuation Direct local areas to clear floods On the front line Roll up your sleeves and work together with the people People can often see He personally held the leak-picking tool Braving the wind and rain Stepping on mud There is no difference at all from migrant workers Take the lead in working on the construction site I was so tired that I polished off the hair on my calves. If he lives till now It is not an exaggeration to rate him as a labor hero. Yu wanted to control floods Just married for four days I said goodbye to my newlywed wife Heading to the construction site to fight the flood When I was leaving, I told my wife that if I gave birth to a child, So I named him Qi. Just a few days after our wedding I mean to set off on the road Later his wife gave birth to a son I really got this memorable name In the process of water control, he Passed by my door three times I didn't even go in to take a look. He passed by the house for the first time His wife just gave birth to a baby He heard the child's cry How I want to open the door and go in Take a look But the task is urgent He finally hardened his heart Leading the team, he stood up and left. Passing by the door for the second time His wife saw him from a distance Feeling distressed, I pulled him and said, look at how tired you are. Go home and take a rest He said no The floods are still rising people are still suffering The situation is so urgent How can I rest? His wife begged him Just stay for half a day Your clothes should be mended too It’s time to change to a new pair of straw sandals. Yu still didn’t agree comfort him and say I know it's not easy for you to raise a child alone But now the flood is so big There is absolutely no way I can stay The wife has no choice I just watched him go further and further with tears in my eyes The third time he passed by his door My son has grown up Pull him hard Ask him to go back and take a rest and caress his head lovingly Said a few words of comfort Still moving forward without looking back Ah, how amazing such a leader is for everyone He abandoned his family He only has people in his heart People respect and love him even more This flood was mainly caused by the overflowing of the Yellow River in the process of governance The most important task is to dredge the Yellow River Also the most difficult Especially in Longmen Because the river is narrow Blocked the rolling flood cause great disaster Yu regarded the dredging of Longmen as a battle to overcome difficulties. Observe the terrain well Leading people to dig mountains Finally a big hole was made The river flows smoothly It has been flowing into the sea After 13 years of hard work, Floods everywhere Finally completely subdued Buckets excreted into the sea The drained ground is revealed We can rebuild our homes again Grow crops and live a long-lost, stable life Yu’s contribution is so great generations people respect him Added a big character in front of his name Call him Dayu From then on The story of Dayu’s flood control has been passed down from generation to generation. Dayu controlled floods Is it just a flood disaster? Doesn't it have very far-reaching significance? he told people Floods can only be diverted according to the situation It should be sparse Can't be blocked everywhere The method of covering up with water and soil can only be used as an auxiliary means It cannot be regarded as the only way This idea of ​​water control It still has very important practical significance to this day. Dayu's flood control also proclaimed the concept that man can conquer nature ancient times Floods hit many parts of the world at the same time Including many places in Western Asia and America Facing the monstrous flood They can only build Noah An ark-like escape tool Passive escape from the flood Only ancient China took active measures to control water It's amazing Time passes year by year Shun is also old A successor must be chosen Who should I choose? Everyone said in unison Dayu was unanimously elected Then he served as the leader of the tribal alliance in the world. This choice is not wrong In the work of water control He has such great merit who can compare with If you don't choose him People all over the world will not agree Yu's prestige increased The power is also greater It seems that my temper has also changed when he was in power Something noteworthy happened Once he made an alliance with the princes in Kuaiji There was a tribal leader named Fangfeng Temple who was late Yu then killed him without ceremony. What does it matter if you are late for a meeting? Do you want to chop off your head too? This shows the power of the leader of the tribal alliance It has become so big that no one can restrain it Just like a king Transition from tribal federation to nation It's already inevitable The historical story we tell our children today This is the end of the matter If you are interested, please give us a like in addition There are many other interesting contents in Momo Academy For example, English idioms and allusions German idioms European and American culture and traditional English graded reading German Literature Appreciation Interested friends can subscribe to our column Thanks