Where is Dayu’s hometown?

Dayu's hometown is: Anyi (today's Xia County, Shanxi)

Yu was the first emperor of the Xia Dynasty, so later generations also called him Xia Yu. He is a sage emperor who is as famous as Yao and Shun in ancient Chinese legends. His most outstanding achievements have always been praised for controlling monstrous floods and demarcating the territory of China as Kyushu.

Later generations called him Dayu. After Yu's death, he was buried on Kuaiji Mountain (today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province). There are still Yu temples, Yu mausoleums and Yu ancestral halls. Starting from Xia Qi, most emperors of all dynasties came to Yuling to worship him.

Extended information:

1. Character evaluation

Xia Yu is a great historical figure who has made great contributions to the historical development of the Chinese nation. His major achievements were not only in controlling floods, developing national production, and enabling the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but more importantly, in ending the social organizational form of tribal alliances in China's primitive society and creating a new social and political form of "state."

Xia Yu completed the establishment of the country, replaced primitive society with classes, replaced barbaric society with civilized society, and promoted the historical development of Chinese emperors.

2. Memorials for later generations

Yu’s mausoleum is located in Yuling Village, Yuling Township, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. It was built by Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia Dynasty. It mainly includes three parts: Yuling, Yuci and Yumiao. The buildings of Yuling are mainly from the Ming, Qing and Republic of China reconstructions.

After the death of Xia Jie, King Tang of Shang granted a noble surnamed Si from the Xia royal family to Qi State to worship their ancestors in the ancestral temple. "Qi was either sealed or extinct during the Shang Dynasty." King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty and became his queen. He granted the title of Duke of Donglou, a descendant of King Yu, to Qidi. He continued the state of Qi and was in charge of the sacrifices to Yu. The sacrifice of King Yu was a national sacrifice.

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