Yu was the first emperor of Xia Dynasty, so later generations also called him Yu. He is a wise emperor in ancient legends of China, who is as famous as Yao and Shun. His most outstanding achievement is that he has been praised for controlling the catastrophic flood, and designated the territory of China as Kyushu.
Later generations called him Dayu. Yu was buried in Huiji Mountain (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) after his death, and there are still Yu Temple, Yuling and Yuci. Since Xia Qi, emperors have come to Yuling to offer sacrifices to him.
Extended data:
1, character evaluation
Yu Xia is a great historical figure who has made great contributions to the historical development of the Chinese nation. His great achievement lies not only in controlling floods, developing national production and making people live and work in peace and contentment, but also in ending the social organization form of tribal alliance in primitive society in China and creating a new social and political form of "state".
Yu Xia completed the establishment of the country, replaced primitive society with class, and replaced barbaric society with civilized society, which promoted the historical evolution and development of China emperors.
2. Later generations worship
Yuling Mausoleum is located in Yuling Village, Yuling Township, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. It was built by later generations to celebrate and commemorate Dayu, the first hero of water control in ancient China and the founder of Xia Dynasty. It mainly includes three parts: Yuling, Yuci and Yu Miao. The architecture of Yuling was mainly rebuilt in Ming, Qing and Republic of China.
After the destruction of Xia Jie, King Xia Feng of Shang Tang added a noble surname to the State of Qi to commemorate the ancestors of the ancestral temple. When doing business, you can seal it or not. Zhou Wuwang destroyed the merchants as the queen, and Lidong Building was the descendant of the King of Qi, the duke of Qi, and the continuation of Qi, and was in charge of offering sacrifices to Yu. King Dayu died for his country.
Baidu encyclopedia-Yu