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In the Classic of History, one of the Five Classics, the initial chapters deal with Yao, Shun and Yu. Of his many contributions, Yao is said to have invented the game of Weiqi (Go), reportedly to favorably influence his vicious playboy son Danzhu. [14] After the customary three-year mourning period after Yao's death, Shun named Danzhu as the ...
Shun's clan name (姓) is Yao (姚), his lineage name (氏) is Youyu (有虞).His given name was Chonghua (重華).Shun is sometimes referred to as the Great Shun (大舜) or as Yu Shun or Shun of Yu (虞舜), "Yu" being the name of his fief, which he received from Yao.
Not all of the Modern Script chapters are believed to be contemporaneous with the events they describe, which range from the legendary emperors Yao and Shun to early in the Spring and Autumn period. [36] Six of these chapters concern figures prior to the first evidence of writing, the oracle bones dating from the reign of the Late Shang king Wu ...
Emperor Yao abdicated and chose Emperor Shun as his successor. [2] Chinese archaeologist Feng Shi (冯時; 馮時) argues Qi of Xia had violently seized power and established a hereditary system after the death of his father Yu the Great, he argues this with traces of violence discovered around that time. [3]
Emperor Shun, who reigned after Yao, was so impressed by Yu's engineering work and diligence that he passed the throne to Yu instead of to his own son. Yu is said to have initially declined the throne, but was so popular with other local lords and chiefs that he agreed to become the new emperor, at age 53.
The ambiguous Four Mountains feature prominently in the myth of the Great Flood, and the related myths of Emperor Yao (in whose reign the Great Flood began), Gun, Shun (Yao's successor as emperor), and Yu the Great (who finally controlled the flood waters during the reign of Shun, and later succeeded him as emperor).
The two are Anthony Yao Shun of Jining and Joseph Yang Yongqiang of Zhoucun, officials said at a press conference. Two mainland China bishops to attend big Vatican meeting after tensions Skip to ...
Yu Shun refers to Emperor Shun. Because of his filial piety, he was able to marry the two daughters of Emperor Yao. He edified the people and gained the confidence of Emperor Yao. However, Shun's father tried to punish and even kill him for the smallest mistakes Shun made. For instance, he told Shun to repair the storage and then set it on fire.