Yu, born about BC June 6, 2297, and died in BC in August 2198, at the age of 100 years old. Yu is the Huangdi ‘s great-grandchildren. Yu's father called Gun.

(Huangdi is considered the first emperor in Chinese history, and the Huangdi Emperor’s period is considered the beginning of Chinese history)

    In ancient China, flooding everywhere, people cannot live, they always attacked by wild beast, the king Shun worried about this. He called each tribal leaders to discuss, and ask Gun to handle flood.
　　 
    Gun received orders, He try to find ways to face raging floods. He believes that as long as the high embankment built around the village, he can block the flood. But how to finds so much rock and soil to built the embankment? At the moment, appears a turtle, and tell Gun: "In the heaven there are 'living Soil', as long as you can get living-soil, you throw it to the land soil will soon grow up, piled to embankment, integrated to a mountains.”Gun is very happy, he said goodbye to the turtle, then walked to the far west.
　　 
    Through arduous journey, Gun went to the West Kunlun Mountains, and he met the Heaven, he begged the Heaven gave him the living-soil to handle flood, save people, but the Heaven refused his request. Gun is very worried about people living in the flood, so he looked to opportunities when the guard in heaven negligence, he stole the living-soil. Gun returned to the East, he put the living-soil into the water, the soil growth immediately, flood rose one meter, soil growth one meter soil, flood rose ten meters, soil growth ten meters, soon flood was blocked outside the dam. When people out of the flood, they barking and jumping happily, and began farming.
　　
    Heaven knows Gun stole the living-soil, he commanded magic soldier down to earth, and bring back the living-soil. When living-soil was remove, immediately counterattack from the flood, the dam washed away, Pastoral destroyed, many people drowned. King Shun was furious, the Gun imprisoned in Yushan, after three years later, Gun put to death.
         
    Yu grew up gradually, he saw the deluge, People living in difficult, and saw his father did not cure the flood and been executed. He was very sad, every day he prayed to heaven cure the flood. Heaven touched by him, teach him the ways to call for help, and said to him: "no matter phantom, snake, dragon that blocked you, first you fire them, again use different weapons to attack, if still useless then ask the gods for help." In order Yin-dragon down to earth to help Yu. Yin-dragon is a dragon with wings. When the dragon use its tail pointed on the ground, no matter its rock or mud, the land would split open and the water go through there.
       
    When Yu dredge Yellow River, in order to prevent backflow to the Longmen Mountain, Yu request Yin-dragon split the mountain and the water flow through it, so there have a famous “Longmen”—dragon gate, "Big Splash-鯉魚躍龍門" is here to say.

    Wu mountain Goddess help
Yu came Wu mountain, Wu mountain stretches eight hundred miles, all the hard rock and violent storm, many migrant workers died for digging the mountain. It continue for several months, unable to chisel open the hard rock, Yu is very worried.
       
    The western queen in heaven have twenty three daughters, the youngest daughter named Yao Ji, she was kind-hearted and likes to play. One day, Yu request Yao Ji for help. Yao Ji is also pity on people who suffer from flood, and admire Yu struggle for people, she agree the request. She told Yu: To get through the Wu mountain burn with fire. And also request her subordinate to help Yu.
       
    Yu appreciate Yao Ji's instructions, he led the people put fire in Wu mountain’s double side, Yao Ji and her subordinate also display their weapons(electricity bombers, or thunder clap). They soon get through of Wu mountains, so the flood flows out ran straight to the sea.

    After treatment Wu mountain become beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges. Yao Ji ran out of strength, can not return to heaven, can only stay in the world. Every day she stood high cliff overlooking the breath, to see the Three Gorges risks waves, many sailing sank in the storm, she sent thousands of waterbirds, flying in the canyon, sailing as a navigation guide people safely pass through the canyon.
     
    Yao Ji keep standing on high cliff, day after day, year after year, gradually turned into the mountain of Wu, later known as the "Goddess." And with her maid who also turned into several peaks and ridges accompanied Yao Ji, this is the Wu mountain’s 12 peaks.
     
    "Demise" period       
Since Yu charity and lenient, take care the sufferings of the people, he is loved by the people. The king Shun is also very trusts Yu, he gave Yu a place called Xia, and it is today's Henan Province, Yu City. Yu become monarch, "Xia country".       

    Although Yu became a monarch, he still very trusted by Shun, each event would discuss to him. Shun did not transfer the emperors to his children, but the demise in 2208 BC to the elite of Yu.