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Yü is credited with having saved civilization by building canals and dams.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

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.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

But did Yü have for three years the love of his father and mother?

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

No kind of flaw can I see in Yü.

From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur