The woman of Wangfushi is called the daughter of the Tushan clan. She is the wife of the ancient Dayu, because she missed her husband who traveled far away to control the water, and turned into a stone, which was called the Wangfu Stone by later generations. This is a touching story that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is also a classic allusion in traditional Chinese culture.
The story of the woman of Wangfushi took place more than 4,000 years ago, when the Yellow River Basin in China suffered a series of catastrophic floods, which brought great disasters to the production and life of the people. In order to control the flood, Emperor Yao made Kun responsible, but Kun had no way to control the water, and after nine years, the flood became more flooded.
Emperor Yao let Kun's son Yu take over the water control, Yu inherited his father's will, worked tirelessly, ran around the country, opened mountains and rivers, channeled floods, and finally completed the great cause of water control after thirteen years, and was praised by Emperor Yao and admired by the people.
In the process of Yu controlling the water, he married the daughter of the Tushan clan, but soon after the marriage, he left home and began a long journey of water control. He didn't come home for thirteen years, and he didn't even see his own son.
His wife, Tu Shan, had been waiting for his return at home, and every day she climbed the east end of Tu Mountain, looking far away in the direction of his water control, hoping that he could quell the flood as soon as possible and return to her side as soon as possible. However, her expectations were never realized, and her loyal love finally moved the heavens and the earth, and she turned into a stone, which later generations called the Wangfu Stone.
The story of the woman of Wangfu Stone was first seen in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Book of the Sea", which recorded the legend of the fossil of the female of the Tushan clan:
In the east of Tu Mountain, there is a stone, and the name is Wangfu Stone. Yu's wife, Tu Shan's daughter, looked at her husband and fossilized.
This is a simple but profound story, which uses sixteen words to describe the tragic fate and steadfast love of the Tushan daughter. Later, this story was sung by many literati and writers, such as Li Bai's "Wangfu Stone" in the Tang Dynasty, Su Shi's "Wangfu Mountain" in the Song Dynasty, and Feng Menglong's "Tushan Female Wangfu" in the Ming Dynasty, etc., all of which were based on the woman of Wangfu Stone as the theme, expressing sympathy and admiration for her.
The story of the woman of Wangfu Stone has also been adapted into dramas, movies, TV series and other forms, such as "Wangfu Stone", "Dayu Controls the Water", "Dayu", etc., all of which take the woman of Wangfu Stone as the main character, showing her image and emotions.