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		During China's Great Flood, Yu's father, Gun (é¯), was assigned by King Yao (å ¯) to tame the raging waters.
		According to historical texts, Yu died at Mount Kuaiji (south of present day Shaoxing) while on a hunting tour on the southern frontier of his empire, and was buried there.
		Yu is further mythologized when it is claimed that he was born from the corpse of his father, Gun (or Kun).
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	Yu the Great Summary
		Yu is one of the legendary model sovereigns upon whom the Yellow River and the Luo River deities bestowed the mystical diagrams Hetu ("river chart") and Luoshu ("Lo writing").
		Yu was the legendary first Chinese monarch of the Xia Dynasty, considered the founder of the dynasty.
		Before Yu's time, the title of emperor was passed to the next person considered by the community to have the highest virtue, instead of from father to son.
	www.bookrags.com /Yu_the_Great (1007 words)

	Great Yu - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Great Yu of Xia Dynasty, in chinese: "
		Yu was the legendary first Chinese monarch of the Xia Dynasty, considered the founder of the dynasty.
		Before Yu's time, the title of emperor was passed to the next person considered by the community to have the highest virtue, instead of from father to son.
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	Yu
		A legendary Chinese emperor, Yu the Great was a hero who controlled the devastating floods that ravaged China in the past.
		Yu is also credited with founding the Hsia dynasty, China's oldest ruling family.
		Yu's father, Kun, was placed in charge of keeping China's floods under control.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Wa-Z/Yu.html (0 words)

	Da-yu
		The mythical founder of the Xia Dynasty, called Yu the Great.
		According to legend his father fought to control the great deluge, which had already reached up to Heaven, but was unable to stop it completely.
		After some months, Yu opened her petrified body with his sword and his son Qi ("the Opener") was born.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/da-yu.html (287 words)

	Yu the Great - Definition, explanation
		Yu (禹, often called Da Yu 大禹 "Yu the Great") was the legendary first Chinese monarch of the Xia Dynasty, considered as the founder of the dynasty.
		Yu's father, Gun, was assigned by Yao to regulate the floods but was so unsuccessful in his attempt that he was executed by the later ruler Shun.
		Before Yu's time, the title of emperor was passed to the next person considered by the community to have the highest virtue, instead from father to son.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/y/yu/yu_the_great.php (437 words)

	Great Wall
		However, it is known that the Great Wall extends from Kansu, in the west, to the Yellow Sea, in the east.
		The Great Wall was perfect technically, however, the Chinese had a difficult time defending the entire length of the wall and sometimes fell prey to the nomads.
		Great granite blocks, 14 feet long and 3-4 feet thick, face the wall and are filled with tempered earth.
	library.thinkquest.org /18778/great.htm (1527 words)

	Yu the Great Conquers the Flood
		Yu The Great, the best loved and best known of several legendary rulers, is now considered to have been an actual person, the first King of the Xia dynasty (c.
		Yu organized the princes who ruled various localities and the people in them to cut channels and build other projects to drain the waters away to the sea.
		Archaeologists are excavating what may be Yu’s capital south Zhengzhou in Henan province, Yu died in what is today’s Shanxing in coastal Zhejiang province, where there is a tomb said to be his.
	www.shme.com /culture/legend/yu.htm (765 words)

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		Yu the Great is still remembered and respected as the ruler who got the Yellow River back under control.
		Yu learned techniques from his father and adopted a new way of dredging water channels and conducting the river to the sea.
		Yu the Great was the last legendary leader of the primitive society, in which the election of the leader followed the merit system.
	russbo.com /chinese_history/yu_the_great.htm (265 words)

	Highlights of Chinese Culture and History
		Yu first made a study of the cause of his father's failure.
		Rain or shine, Yu worked in the midst of his men, digging and taking earth away all through the four seasons, his face became sunbunrt and his body spare and thin.
		Yu was held in great reverence by all the tribes who now addressed him as Great Yu.
	www.chinatown-online.com /cultureeye/highlights/great.htm (0 words)

	CONFUCIAN ANALECTS
		This Yu,-what is the use of my reproving him?" The Master said, "At first, my way with men was to hear their words, and give them credit for their conduct.
		When they proceed from the great officers of the princes, as a rule, the case will be few in which they do not lose their power in five generations.
		When the subsidiary ministers of the great officers hold in their grasp the orders of the state, as a rule the cases will be few in which they do not lose their power in three generations.
	www.sacred-texts.com /cfu/conf1.htm (16198 words)

	Hexagram 14: Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure
		Possessions great measure is determined by fate and accords with the time.
		Great possession that is still in its beginnings and that has not yet been challenged brings no blame, since there has been no opportunity to make mistakes.
		Great possession consists not only in the quantity of goods at one's disposal, but first and foremost, in their mobility and utility, for then they can be used in undertakings, and we remain free of embarrassment and mistakes.
	www.wisdomportal.com /IChing/Hexagram14.html (0 words)

	GREAT WALL
		Great Wall of China should rightly be considered a Wonder of the World for its sheer length and the time and labor spent to enact a protective barrier for the ancient Chinese.
		In the final analysis, the Great Wall is the accumulated effort of many Chinese rulers and millions of unknown Chinese who lost their lives in erecting this 6000 mile long structure.
		No Great Wall story can be complete without mentioning the legend of a lady called Meng Jiangnu 孟姜女, who went seeking for her husband at the Great Wall.
	www.chinapage.com /friend/goh/beijing/greatwall/greatwall.html (4684 words)

	Yu Mausoleum
		Yu, who was also known as Yu the Great, Xia Yu or Rong Yu, was once the chief of the Xia Tribe.
		Inside the pavilion is a huge tablet on which ''Mausoleum of Yu the Great" by Nan Daji of the Ming Dynasty is inscribed.
		On the left of the mausoleum is the Memorial Temple of Yu, known among those built in his memory throughout the country.
	www.china.org.cn /english/features/atam/115068.htm (549 words)

	history\xiayuen.html
		As a child we all learned that Yu was rewarded by King Shun for his river taming effort, and Yu was appointed by Shun to succeed him in ruling the empire, while Shun himself was handpicked by his predecessor King Yao for succession.
		Yu was either hooked by tourism, or that he and his band were marauding down south to expand their sphere of raiding, as the south was emerging into prosperity.
		Yu moved north to settle on the east bank of the river in the present northern Henan, close to Hebei.
	www.cis.umassd.edu /~gleung/history/xiayuen.html (2448 words)

	Definition of Yu the Great
		Yu (often called Da Yu 大禹 "Yu the Great") was a legendary Emperor of the Xia Dynasty, occasionally identified as one of The Three August Ones and the Five Emperors.
		According to historical texts, Yu died at Mount Kuaiji (south of present day Shaoxing) whilst on a hunting tour on the southern frontier of his empire, and was buried there.
		However, Yu's son, Qǐ (啟), was very capable himself and was recommended to be the next ruler of the dynasty.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Yu_the_Great (315 words)

	Yu the Great, Chinese Prehistoric History, Ancient Chinese History
		Yu the Great, ancient hero in prehistoric times is known for controlling floods.
		Yu was then ordered to succeed his father trying to control the flooding.
		Yu the Great is admired not only for his unremitting endeavors to fight against nature but also for forgetting about his own interests in order to help other people.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/prehistoric/great_yu.htm (468 words)

	SHAOXING-CHINA
		It is at the entrance to the Mausoleum of Yu the Great.
		The Yu Clan Temple is situated on the southern side of the Mausoleum of Yu the Great.
		The Yu Temple is situated on the northern side of the Mausoleum of Yu the Great.
	www.sx.gov.cn /enportal/article_list.jsp?catalog_id=20050914000031 (813 words)

	Yu Huang Shang Ti - StargateWiki
		Sun of the Earth-god, Gun, Yu was known as the "Jade Emperor" of Chinese mythology originally the crown prince of the kingdom of Pure Felicity and Majestic Heavenly Lights and Ornaments.
		Yu is among a three-member System Lord delegation (including Camulus and Amaterasu) sent by the combined System Lords to discuss the removal of Ba'al after Earth defeated Anubis and Ba'al gained too much power.
		Later, Lord Yu and two other System Lords are visited by a representative of Ba'al who is there to present an offer from her master: Ba'al will allow them to live and maintain their armies and territories, provided they acknowledge Ba'al as The Supreme Commander of all the Goa'uld.
	www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com /wiki/Yu_the_Great (1142 words)

	chinaearly.html
		He was followed by Shun, who was a master of the elephants who lurked in the forests, and then by Yu the Great, who made dry land on earth for mortal men, in the middle of the waters.
		Yu the Great is believed to have established the Hsia kingdom, a community which seemed to have been from about 3000 BC till 1500 BC although no archeological or historical evidence has yet been found.
		The legendary Hsia Dynasty founded by Yu the Great was overthrown by the Bronze Age King Tang, who was the first king of the Shang Dynasty which ruled from about 1500 BC till 1122 BC.
	www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/chinaearly.html (400 words)

	Yu Huang (Chinese God)
		Yu Huang, however, became a cupbearer to Yuang-Shi possibly unaware the old god was his father.
		Yu Huang turned down the role believing he was not worthy and made his mortal brother, Yen Ti, Emperor of China, as he himself disappeared into the wilderness to attain physical perfection.
		When Chi Yu, the war-god, stormed heaven to lead the gods, Yu Huang defeated him and passed on the leadership of mortals to a mortal emperor named Chuan Hsing.
	www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/yuhuan.htm (0 words)

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		UNION, N.J. – Dr. Xiaobo Yu, professor of biological science and paleontology at Kean University, whose remarkable fossil-fish discoveries in China have caught the attention of international press, has been invited to teach an interdisciplinary course in evolutionary-developmental biology at Beijing University for the fall semester.
		Achoania, the fossil fish Yu discovered, is much more primitive than expected and could force a reassessment of the evolution of prehistoric fishes, which scientists believe are common ancestors of all land vertebrates, including humans, Yu explained.
		Yu and his fellow paleontologists had been on the trail of the fossil since the early 1980s, when they were on a dig in the Yunnan Province of China.
	www.kean.edu /pressreleases/2002/xiaoboyu.htm (0 words)

	Characters: Apophis, Cronos, Seth & Yu - Gaters.net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Also known as Yu the Great, this Goa'uld didn't take on the role of a God persay but was one of China's first Emperors.
		Yu founded the first great dynasty in China, there advances were many but came about under harsh conditions.
		As shown on the series thus far, Yu appears to be a tolerant Goa'uld with definate shades of grey.
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	Great Wall Across the Yangtze, The Story
		Using archival footage and expert engineering testimony, GREAT WALL examines the government's case for the massive dam before investigating the monumental impact it will have on the people, the environment and the priceless archeological sites of the region.
		GREAT WALL takes the audience to ground zero of the largest peacetime evacuation in history.
		GREAT WALL tells the story of QiQi, China's only captive freshwater dolphin, whose endangered Yangtze River brethren face certain doom when the dam is built.
	www.pbs.org /greatwall/story.html (0 words)

	Windows on Asia
		However, it is believed that in the 21st century B.C., a man called Yu the Great became the last Longshan leader to gain power solely as a result of his accomplishments.
		Yu the Great developed a system of channels that diverted water from the Yellow River, thus making the flooding less destructive.
		Yu directed that a friend who assisted him on his flood control projects would replace him as leader after his death.
	www.asia.msu.edu /eastasia/China/History/history_6000_2200.html (0 words)

	Great Rivers Partnership - From My Perspective - Yao Yin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While concerns over sedimentation problems and ecological consequences still remain high, more mega dams are being built or planned, including four on the Jinsha (headwaters of the Yangtze River), eight on the Mekong River and 13 on the Nu River, to name a few.
		Yet the biggest earthen work China is undertaking, which rivals the Great Wall in scale, is the South-to-North water diversion project started in 2002.
		This is a great opportunity for me to learn and bring back China's lessons to share with international audiences and to share with China my expertise from the Upper Mississippi River and the larger expertise available within my agency.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/greatrivers/people/art17618.html (0 words)

	Chinese History - Xia Dynasty å¤ event history (www.chinaknowledge.de)
		According to traditional historical sources, the Xia Dynasty was founded by Yu the Great (Da Yu) å¤§ç¦¹ (surname: Si å§’), enfeoffed as Viscount of Xia å¤ä¼¯ by the mythical emperor Shun è.
		During his work, Yu the Great divided "China" into nine provinces with each region having its particular rivers and mountains, and he categorized the soil of these regions into nine classes.
		Yu the Great is connected with the area of Guiji æç¨½ in modern Zhejiang where tourists can still find his tomb.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Myth/xia.html (773 words)

	Da Yu
		Yu is also called å¤ç¦¹ Yu of Xia (Xia, as in Xia dynasty, can be considered the name of the country at that time).
		As the successor to Shun, Yu had to take responsibility for saving the country from the great flood after his father é¯ Gun had failed in the task.
		The Great Yu grieved because his father Gun's achievements had not been accomplished, and he sympathized with the great danger felt by the people of Yao (i.e, the Chinese people).
	www.silkqin.com /09hist/qinshi/dayu.htm (590 words)

	Yu And The Winged Dragon, a chinese dragon story in Chinese Dragons at lair2000
		He was bigger and stronger by far than an ordinary bear, for he was the great Yu, Emperor of China, in disguise.
		Yu recognized it and greeted it warmly; it was a water spirit, which lived in the great storm clouds.
		Yu thanked his friend the dragon, then chased away the snakes and evil spirits who had lived on the bed of the sea and caused the floods.
	lair2000.net /Chinese_Poetry/stories/Yu_And_The_Winged_Dragon.html (450 words)

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