Where is Dayu’s flood control today?

The site of Dayu's flood control is located on the east bank of the Huaihe River at the southern foot of Tushan Mountain in the western suburbs of Bengbu City, Anhui Province. It is called the Yuhui Village Site.

About 4,000 years ago, the Yellow River Basin in China was flooded, and Yao ordered Gun to lead and organize the flood control work. Gun adopted the strategy of "water comes and earth blocks" to control floods. After Gun failed to control the floods, his only son Yu took charge of the task of controlling the floods.

It took Dayu 13 years to control the floods. It was under his hands that the roaring river lost its former ferocity and flowed tamely and gently to the east. The submerged mountains and majestic mountains have been exposed, farmland has been turned into rice granaries, and people can build houses and live happily and prosperously.

Relics of flood control

The ruins of Yuhui Village, also known as Yuxu, are located on the east bank of the Huaihe River at the southern foot of Tushan Mountain in the western suburbs of Bengbu City, Anhui Province. According to archaeological research by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The field investigation revealed that it is the largest Longshan cultural site discovered so far in the Huaihe River Basin, with a total area of ??500,000 square meters. Dayu lived during the Longshan Culture period.

Tushan has not only the ruins of the assembly of princes, but also the ruins of the Tushan clan who married the female leader. There are also the palace of King Yu, the Qimu Stone (also known as the Wangfu Stone), and the Shengqizhi There are many ruins such as Taisang, Fangfeng Tombs, and Yu Ruins on the mountain. The Yu Palace on the mountain has a history of thousands of years. Famous literati from past dynasties, such as Di Renjie, Liu Zongyuan, Wu Wenkui, Su Shi, Su Che, Song Lian, Deng Shiru, etc., all came here to pay their respects and pay their respects. He left a large number of poems and inscriptions.