When Yao was in power, there were great floods in the Yellow River Basin. The crops were flooded and the houses were destroyed. The people had to move to higher ground. Yao held a tribal alliance meeting to discuss the issue of flood control. He asked the tribe leaders from all over the world for their opinions: Who should be sent to control the flood? The leaders all recommended Gun (sound gǔn).
Yao did not trust Gun very much. The leaders said: "There is no one stronger than Gun now. You can give it a try!" Yao reluctantly agreed.
Gun spent nine years controlling the flood, but could not control the flood. Because he only knew how to build embankments and dams when water came to cover them, but the floods destroyed the embankments and made the floods worse.
After Shun succeeded Yao as the leader of the tribal alliance, he personally went to inspect the flood control areas. He found that Gun was not doing his job well, so he killed Gun and asked Gun's son Yu to control the floods.
Yu changed his father's approach and used canals to drain water and dredge rivers to guide floods into the sea. He worked together with the common people, wearing a bamboo hat and a shovel, taking the lead in digging and picking soil, and was so tired that the hair on his calves was polished off.
After thirteen years of hard work, the floodwaters were finally directed into the sea, and the ground could once again be used to grow crops.
Not long after Yu got married, he was running around in order to control floods. He passed by his house three times but did not go in. For the first time, my wife fell ill and did not go home to visit her. The second time, my wife was pregnant and I didn’t go home to visit. The third time, his wife Tushan gave birth to a son, Qi. The baby was crying. Yu passed by the door and heard the crying, but he could not bear to go in to visit.
At that time, there was a large mountain in the middle reaches of the Yellow River called Longmen Mountain (in the northwest of Hejin County, Shanxi today). It blocked the way of the river and squeezed the river very narrowly. The river rushing eastward is blocked by Longmen Mountain and often overflows the river, causing floods. When Yu got there, he observed the terrain and led the people to dig Longmen, creating a large hole in the mountain. In this way, the river flows smoothly.
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Huang He. He was a talented man. He could ride a strong horse and draw a strong bow. He could shoot wherever he pointed within a hundred steps without missing a beat. Every morning as soon as the sun turns red, Huang He rides out to hunt. Every time he passed by a family's garden. After returning from hunting that day, he passed by the garden again and saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl on the wall looking at him with a smile. The girl threw down a bracelet and hid behind the wall.
Huang He jumped off his horse and picked up the bracelet, thinking that he had just met a fairy. From then on, every time he passed the garden, he always looked up. However, except for the swaying flower branches on the wall, the girl was nowhere to be seen. One day half a month later, Huang He came back late from hunting and the moon had risen. As we approached the garden, suddenly a man appeared from the roadside. Huang He was very happy when he saw that it was the girl. The girl said that she ran to meet him behind her father's back. The two talked for a long time before saying goodbye reluctantly.
When it was time for the date the next day, the girl didn't come. After more than ten days in a row, Huang He never saw the girl again. Upon inquiry, it turned out that the officer knew about this and had his daughter locked up. After Huang He heard about it, he swore: "Even if the world is turned upside down, I will save the girl." The member was afraid of offending Huang He, so he posed a problem and asked people to set up a shelf in front of the door, hang a copper coin on it, and post notices everywhere: Who If he can shoot an arrow into the eye of a copper coin from a hundred steps away, he will marry his daughter. When the news spread, people wearing silk and satin came one after another. But no one can shoot an arrow into the eye of money.
The Yellow River came out, holding the bow and arrows. There was only a "swish" sound, and the arrows flew out like a wave, hitting the copper coins' eyes either left or right. Yuanwai also asked Huang He's second arrow to push out the previous arrow, and Huang He did it. If there is another problem outside the team members, they must not only shoot down the copper coins a hundred steps away from the Yellow River, but also catch the coins and prevent the coins from falling to the ground. At this time, even those who were watching the excitement knew that the member of the Communist Party of China was deliberately cheating. Huang He was so angry that he twisted his body and flew an arrow toward the members. The young man, who had practiced martial arts, turned his head to avoid the arrow and repeatedly called his men to arrest Huang He. Everyone complained about the injustice of the Yellow River and started shouting angrily.
Huang He squeezed out the crowd and came to the mountain. He was not afraid that the outsiders would catch him. He always fired his arrows accurately. This time he missed the shot. He felt that the boss was embarrassed. He was determined to practice martial arts hard in the deep mountains and forests, and then go rescue the girl after he was good at it. After a year, Huang He had improved his martial arts skills, so he set out to save the girl. At noon I felt hungry, so I shot down a big bird with one arrow. The big bird said, "Hero, please don't hurt me. I can tell you about the girl." Upon hearing this, Huang He quickly pulled out the arrow from the big bird.
Big Bird told Huang He that Yuan Wai forced his daughter to marry the rich man, and the girl was so angry that she jumped off the building. When she was about to jump, she shouted: "Yellow River! Yellow River! Yellow River..." After hearing this, Huang He's heart felt like a mountain bursting. He sat down on the ground with a "pop", and tears poured out like spring water.
The big bird was so frightened that it flew into the sky. Looking down, the tears of the Yellow River flowed into a river, and the vast ocean rolled towards the east. The Yellow River became the "Yellow River"! The water in the Yellow River is always turbulent. People said that it was because Huang He was angry and always wanted to get close to the village to save the girl.
Legend has it that a long time ago, the ancient Yellow River was a wild horse that was difficult to tame. It ran at will, like a grinning monster, roaring day and night, surging incessantly, devouring thousands of hectares of fertile land. With millions of mountains gnawing at them, the Hui Han people on both sides of the Yellow River can only live a life of slash-and-burn farming on the tops of the mountains and at the bottom of the ditches. At that time, Ningxia was not a flat plain with flat rivers, but had overlapping green mountains and crisscrossing ravines. There was no flat field, and no field could be irrigated with the water of the Yellow River. Legend has it that there are several households of Hui and Han people living on Niushou Mountain. Their elders carry water at the bottom of the mountain and farm on the top of the mountain. The old and the young are busy all the time, but they don't have enough to eat or wear. No one can bear this torture for a long time. One year, an old man named De, who was over seventy years old, opened a melon orchard on the mountain and planted some cucumbers. He got up early every day and went to the Yellow River to water the cucumbers. His shoulders were swollen and the soles of his feet were peeling. He carefully cultivated the cucumbers, and they grew tender and sweet. Old man De was tired that day and fell asleep lying on the garden door. As soon as he fell asleep, he dreamed of a white cloud floating in the sky. Gradually, the white cloud turned into a white-bearded imam, shaking his silver beard, and said to Mr. De: "There are two strong winds today. You have to pay attention." A yellow wind at noon can make cucumbers wither; a black wind can make cucumbers fall off. No matter how strong the wind is, you should not pick the cucumbers when you wake up. The bearded imam saw that the yellow wind from the north was blowing all the way to Niushou Mountain. The old man looked at the cucumbers carefully and found that they were wilted one by one. He felt very sad that a year's hard work had been wasted, but when he thought about it, The white-bearded imam said that he did not move. In the afternoon, a black wind blew, shaking the mountains and causing the leaves to fall layer by layer. When the old man saw that the cucumber was about to fall to the ground, he was so angry that he picked off one. The wilted and small cucumber was thrown into the Yellow River. The line of the Yellow River immediately broke, and the bottom of the river was clearly visible. They got together again. The old man was tired and hungry. He was sitting on the river bank, blinking his eyes, feeling dizzy and unaware of anything. At this time, the old man De heard the white-bearded imam say, "This. Cucumber is the key to conquering the Yellow River. It can stop the Yellow River from flowing, or it can also make the Yellow River listen to others. But now the Yellow River is tormenting the two Iblis, Huang Feng and Black Wind. You cannot be impatient, you must be patient, and you must work harder. Next year, you plant another garden of cucumbers. When the cucumbers are ripe, you pick the biggest one and throw it into the Yellow River. At that time, you walked into the cave at the bottom of the river. You could pick out the jewelry, get the grain, and have a sword that could slay dragons and demons, and tame the Yellow River. Wherever you pointed, the Yellow River water would flow. "The next year, the industrious old man from Germany planted another garden of cucumbers. He was not afraid of the long journey and did not hesitate to sweat, carrying water from the Yellow River to water the melons. The hard work paid off, and finally, a three-foot-long cucumber was grown in the garden. The cucumber looked like a key. The old man happily slept in the melon garden day and night until the melon was ripe. On this day, the weather was so clear that there was no cloud at all. The old man picked the three-foot-long cucumber and read. He picked up a "Tai Simi" and threw it into the Yellow River. At this time, he heard a roar from the Yellow River, and a long crack opened. The stones on the bottom of the river could be clearly seen. When he went down to the bottom of the river, he saw that he was leaning on the river bank. There was a cave with all kinds of pearls and agates. The old man took some and just walked out when he heard a roaring storm. Suddenly, the waves on the river were rolling, one wave higher than the other. The old man picked up his sword and pointed at the black whirlwind. The yellow whirlwind slashed dozens of swords from left to right. After a while, the black wind and the yellow wind blew out of the sky. At this time, the broken seam of the Yellow River gradually closed. The old man Erde remembered the white-bearded imam's instructions. This sword can conquer the Yellow River. His heart brightened, and he thought: I will let the Yellow River fill the trenches and flatten the mountain ridges. The old man held two swords and slashed towards the Yellow River. The water of the Yellow River stopped flowing immediately, as if there was a Great Wall blocking the way. It was just a festival. After three days, as far as Liupan Mountain in the south and Helan Mountain in the west, there was water everywhere, leaving only a few mountain peaks. Then the old man took out his sword and called it Yellow River Water. From then on, the mountains and deep ravines in Ningxia turned into flat rivers. The Hui Han people living on both sides of the Yellow River relied on their hard-working hands to dig canals and cultivate fields, and lived a happy life. Myth and Legend: Dayu. There are three treasures in the management of the Yellow River: the river map; the mountain-opening ax; and the water-avoiding sword. Legend has it that the river map was given to Dayu by the Yellow River water god Hebo. In ancient times, there was a man named Feng Yi in Tong Township, Huayin. He was worried about farming and wanted to become an immortal. He heard that people could transform into immortals if they drank the juice of daffodils for a hundred days. Before Dayu regulated the Yellow River, it flowed into the Central Plains. There are no fixed river channels, and they often overflow. The ground is full of tributaries and ditches filled with water from the Yellow River. Feng Yi runs around looking for daffodils, often crossing the Yellow River and crossing the Yellow River. After ninety-nine days, he found a daffodil and sucked its juice for a day, and he became an immortal. He crossed the Yellow River and went to a small village to find daffodils. The water was not deep, so Feng Yi waded across the river. When he reached the middle of the river, the water suddenly rose. He panicked, slipped and fell into the Yellow River. After Feng Yi died, he was filled with grievances and gnashing of teeth. After passing through the Yellow River, he went to the Jade Emperor to report the situation of the Yellow River. The Jade Emperor was also very angry when he heard that the Yellow River was unregulated and was running wild everywhere, endangering the people.
Seeing that Feng Yi had sucked the juice of the ninety-nine-day narcissus flower and was about to become an immortal, he asked Feng Yi if he would like to become the Yellow River Water God and regulate the Yellow River. Feng Yi was overjoyed. Full of agreement. This will fulfill his wish to become an immortal, and secondly, he will be able to avenge his death by drowning. Feng Yi became the water god of the Yellow River and was known as He Bo. He had never had to control floods before, so he suddenly took on the task of regulating the Yellow River. He was helpless and worried. What to do? Since I was not very knowledgeable and had no magical skills, I had no choice but to ask the Jade Emperor for advice. The Jade Emperor told him that in order to manage the Yellow River well, we must first understand the water conditions of the Yellow River and draw a river map. With the water conditions and river map of the Yellow River as a basis, it will be much easier to manage the Yellow River. Hebo followed the Jade Emperor's instructions and wanted to draw a map of the river. He first went to his hometown and wanted to ask the villagers for help. The villagers all hated him for being idle and indolent, and no one paid him any attention. He went to the old man in the village and told him about his ambition to control the Yellow River. Later, when the old man saw that he had become an immortal and wanted to do something good for the people, he agreed to help him. From then on, Hebo and Hou Laohan traveled through mountains and rivers in all weathers to observe the water conditions of the Yellow River. The two of them ran away for several years, which finally made the old man sick from exhaustion. Later, the old man had no choice but to go back, leaving He Bo to continue observing the water conditions along the Yellow River. When we parted, the old man Hou repeatedly told He Bo that he should work hard to the end and not give up halfway. He would start regulating the Yellow River after drawing the map. There were not enough manpower, so he persuaded the villagers to help. Checking water conditions and drawing river maps is a hard job. By the time He Bo finished drawing the river, he was already old and weak. He Bo looked at the river map and clearly drew where the Yellow River is deep and where it is shallow; where it is easy to break the embankment and where it is easy to burst; where it should be dug and where it should be blocked; where the water can be cut off and where the flood can be drained. I can only lament that I don’t have the strength to regulate the Yellow River according to the plan, which is very sad. He Bo thought that one day there would be a capable person to manage the Yellow River. At that time, granting him the river map would be a sign that he had not worried in vain. From then on, He Bo spent his remaining years peacefully under the Yellow River and never appeared again. Unexpectedly, the Yellow River continued to rise and flooded repeatedly. The people knew that the Jade Emperor sent He Bo to control the water, but they did not see his face. They all scolded He Bo for not fulfilling his duties and not caring about the lives of the people. Later, the old man looked forward to Hebo every day in his hospital bed, and they didn't see him for several years. He was worried about the management of the Yellow River and wanted to find He Bo. His son's name was Yi, and he was a master of archery. No matter what the old man said, Yi would not let him go to He Bo. Later, the old man refused to listen to his son's dissuasion. As a result, he encountered a burst in the Yellow River and was washed away and drowned. Even his body was not found. Hou Yi hated He Bo very much and said through gritted teeth that he would shoot He Bo to death sooner or later. Later, when Dayu came out to control the floods, Hebo decided to give him the map of the Yellow River. On this day, Hebo heard that Dayu came to the Yellow River with a mountain-opening ax and a water-avoiding sword, so he came out from the bottom of the water with the Hetu to look for Dayu. He Bo and Dayu had never met before, and they did not recognize each other. He Bo walked for a long time and was so tired that he wanted to take a rest when he saw a young man walking on the other side of the river. This young man was brave and majestic, he must be Dayu, so He Bo shouted and asked: "Hey, who are you?" The young man on the other side was not Dayu, but Hou Yi. He looked up and saw an immortal old man shouting from the other side of the river, and asked, "Who are you?" He Bo said loudly, "I am He Bo. Are you Dayu?" Hou Yi heard this. It was He Bo. He suddenly became angry, sneered and said, "I am Dayu." As he spoke, he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and without any hesitation, he shot an arrow in He Bo's left eye. He Bo pulled out the arrow and covered his eyes, sweating from the pain. He cursed in his heart: "Damn Dayu, you are so unreasonable!" The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he went to tear up the water map. At this moment, there was a sudden shout: "He Bo! Don't tear up the picture." He Bo reluctantly looked with his right eye and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat on the other side, stopping Hou Yi. This man was Dayu. He knew that He Bo had drawn a map of the Yellow River and was about to ask He Bo for advice. Hou Yi pushed Dayu away and stretched his bow again. Dayu grabbed him tightly and told He Bo about the difficulties of drawing pictures. Hou Yi regretted his rashness and shot He Bo out of his left eye. Hou Yi waded across the river with Dayu. Hou Yi admitted his fault to He Bo. Hebo knew that Hou Yi was the son of Hou Laohan, so he didn't blame him much. Dayu said to He Bo: "I am Dayu, and I have come to you specifically to ask for advice on how to regulate the Yellow River." He Bo said: "My hard work and methods of regulating the river are all on this map, and I will teach it to you now. " When Dayu showed the map, he saw that the map was densely packed with circles, clearly depicting the water conditions of the Yellow River up and down, left and right. Dayu was very happy. He wanted to thank He Bo. When he raised his head, He Bo jumped into the Yellow River and disappeared. Dayu obtained a map of the water conditions of the Yellow River. He worked day and night and based on the instructions on the map, he finally controlled the Yellow River.
Answer: 32psh - Soldier level 3-14 19:45
1. The legend of carp jumping over Longmen
Longmen is located about 65 meters south of Hukou Waterfall km, at the southernmost end of the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge. South of Longmen is the open and flat Guanzhong Plain. The water of the Yellow River suddenly enters the wide river bed from the narrow Longmenkou, and the nature of the river changes greatly. The formation of Longmen is that Longmen Mountain to the east and Liangshan Mountain to the west each extend their ridges and move closer to each other, forming a narrow entrance gate only 100 meters wide, like a giant pincer, restraining the river water and forming a rapid current. During the flood season, due to the high water level in the mouth of the gorge, the valley suddenly widens and the water level drops suddenly after leaving the canyon, thus forming a significant water level difference in Longmen, hence the saying of "Three Water Drops in Longmen". The story of "carp jumping over the dragon's gate" that has been passed down from generation to generation refers to jumping into the falling water here. The story tells that the little carps are not afraid of dangers and jump over the gates on the road to becoming a dragon. Those who can jump over will become a dragon.
Only those little carps who persevere can eventually become dragons. This story has inspired the descendants of Yan and Huang to fight tenaciously and strive endlessly for thousands of years. Ancient people felt incredible about the formation of this natural wonder like Longmen Gorge, so they imagined it to be a gorge dug by Dayu. Therefore, Longmen was also called "Yu's Gate".
2. The legend of Dayu’s flood control. Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Yao, floods often occurred in the Yellow River Basin. In order to stop flooding and protect agricultural production, Emperor Yao convened a meeting of tribal leaders to recruit experts in flood control to quell flood damage. Gun was recommended for the job. After Gun accepted the task, he used embankments to block the water and built the city of Sanren. He used simple embankments to surround the residential area to block the flood. He failed for nine years and was eventually exiled to Yushan and died. After Emperor Shun succeeded to the throne, he appointed Gun's son Yu to control the floods. Yu summarized his father's experience in water control and changed Gun's "containment and obstruction" method to "drainage and stagnation", which is to use the natural tendency of water to flow from high to low, and to unblock the blocked river flow according to the terrain. The floods were introduced into dredged rivers, depressions or lakes, and then connected to the sea, thereby calming the floods and allowing people to move back to the plains from the highlands to live and engage in agricultural production. Later, Yu became the first king of the Xia Dynasty and was known as "Shen Yu" and was praised by future generations.
In the process of flood control, Dayu left many touching deeds. It is said that with the help of the primitive measuring tools he invented - the yardstick and the rules, he traveled up and down the river, split the Longmen and Yixi with the magic ax, and dug through Jishi Mountain and Qingtong Gorge, so that the river could flow unimpeded. He lived away from home for 13 years to control floods. He visited the house three times without even entering, and he didn't even have time to caress his newborn child. He was not afraid of hardships and took the lead, and the hair on his legs was worn away by labor.
He is the first flood control hero in Chinese history who successfully controlled floods in the Yellow River