Legend has it that in the 21st century B.C., there was a great flood, and Dayu was appointed by Shun to lead the people to successfully control the flood, thus inheriting Shun as the leader.
As the first dynasty in Chinese history, the establishment of the Xia Dynasty was inseparable from the great and outstanding monarch Dayu. Dayu is famous for its achievements in water control, and the establishment of the division of Kyushu and the Xia Dynasty has also become the pinnacle of its water control career.
Dayu is a great monarch in ancient Chinese legends, and he is famous for "Dayu's control of water". At the beginning of Dayu's accession to the throne, floods were rampant, and the people's lives were extremely difficult. In the face of this crisis, Dayu resolutely gave up his profession as a hunter and took on the burden of flood control. He personally directed engineers and civilians to work together to build dikes and canals to channel the flow of floodwaters into the ocean. After more than ten years of hard work, Dayu successfully completed the feat of passing through the door three times without entering, so that the land of China once again restored order and tranquility. His achievements in water control were praised by later generations as "Dayu's water control, the four seas are endless".
On the basis of the great cause of water control, Dayu further divided Kyushu, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. Kyushu is an administrative division of ancient China, which was demarcated by Dayu according to geographical characteristics and ethnic distribution. This division has been in use for thousands of years. The Kyushu division of the Xia Dynasty included nine regions, including Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou. Each state has its own unique geographical environment and resource characteristics, and the rich and diverse products provided a solid foundation for the prosperity and development of the Xia Dynasty.
The Xia Dynasty was established on the basis of Dayu's control of the water and the division of Kyushu, and became the first dynasty in the true sense of Chinese history. The rulers of the Xia Dynasty realized the importance of Dayu's water control, listed Dayu's descendants as the successors of the dynasty, and took Dayu's descendants as the ancestors of the Xia Dynasty, forming a hereditary system. The establishment of the Xia Dynasty marked China's entry into a feudal society and laid the basic pattern of dynastic change in ancient Chinese history.
The heirloom of Dayu, the family of the world, embodies the crystallization of the great wisdom and outstanding ability of the Chinese nation. His deeds of water control and the division of Kyushu became a model for flood control and administrative division in ancient China, providing valuable experience and reference for future generations. At the same time, the establishment of the Xia Dynasty also opened the prelude to dynastic changes in Chinese history and had a profound impact on the future political system.
Whether it is Dayu's water control or the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, it embodies the wisdom, courage and unity of the Chinese nation. We must remember this history, learn Xi from the dedication and wisdom of our ancestors, and make unremitting efforts to realize the prosperity and strength of our country.