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Great Flood (China)
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The Great Flood of Gun-Yu, also known as the Gun-Yu myth, was a major flood in ancient China that allegedly continued for at least two generations, which resulted in great population displacements amo
Emperor Yao. Inscription reads: "The Emperor Yao, Fang Xun, was humane like Heaven itself, and wise like a divine being; to be near him was like approaching the sun, to look at him was like gazing into clouds".
Emperor Yao. Inscription reads: "The Emperor Yao, Fang Xun, was humane like Heaven itself, and wise like a divine being; to be near him was like appro
A depiction of the system of the zhou, or "islands" (now reinterpreted as "provinces"), a system which Shun is credited with developing as a tool to a
A depiction of the system of the zhou, or "islands" (now reinterpreted as "provinces"), a system which Shun is credited with developing as a tool to allow political administration of a territory with ongoing flooding making normal communications impossible, although the number and locations of zhou have varied over time
Emperor Shun performs divination in the palace, with Yu present
Emperor Shun performs divination in the palace, with Yu present
Yu the Great and his human and chelonian associates, fighting the flood. Relief outside the Water Resources and Hydro Power Lab, Wuhan University (200
Yu the Great and his human and chelonian associates, fighting the flood. Relief outside the Water Resources and Hydro Power Lab, Wuhan University (2005)
Yu the Great
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Yu the Great or Yu the Engineer was a legendary sage-king in ancient China who was credited with "the first successful state efforts at flood control", his establishment of the Xia dynasty, which inau
Great Flood (China)
…efforts to mitigate the disaster; flooding is alleviated by constructing dikes and dams (such as the efforts of Gun), digging canals (as devised by Yu the Great), widening or deepening existing channels, and teaching these skills to others. Another key motif is the development of civilization and bettering the…
Yu as depicted by Song-era artist Ma Lin (馬麟), National Palace Museum
Yu as depicted by Song-era artist Ma Lin (馬麟), National Palace Museum
King Yu as depicted in Wu Family Shrines in Jiaxiang, Shandong, from the mid 2nd century AD.
King Yu as depicted in Wu Family Shrines in Jiaxiang, Shandong, from the mid 2nd century AD.
Yu as depicted in the album Portraits of Famous Men c. 1900, housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Yu as depicted in the album Portraits of Famous Men c. 1900, housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art