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Yü is credited with having saved civilization by building canals and dams.
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For instance, Mencius, a Confucian philosopher, relates a story of Shun’s care for his blind father and wicked stepmother, while Yü is praised for his selfless devotion to work.
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Confucius answered, With Chung-shu Yü in charge of the guests, the reader T'o in charge of the Ancestral Temple, and Wang-sun Chia in charge of the troops, how should he come to ruin?
From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur
Han Yü of the eighth and ninth centuries was one of China's most brilliant statesmen and writers, and rose rapidly to the highest offices of State.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
Early emperor; with Shun and Yü as the Three Origins, 126–127; and Shên I, 180 sq.,
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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