What kind of book was Yu Gong? Was it related to Yu the Great?
Yu Gong was an ancient geography classic written by Xunzi, a Confucian ideologist from the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. It mainly talked about the division of China's territory, the geographical flow of rivers, and the relationship between various countries. Yu Yu was actually a character in ancient Chinese mythology. He was considered to be the legendary emperor of the Xia Dynasty. Yu Gong was a geographical classic written according to the actual conditions of geography, climate, and geography at that time. Therefore, it could be said that Yu Gong was an important document that recorded the ancient geographical situation, and Yu the Great was one of its authors. In myths and legends, Yu the Great restored the land of China by controlling floods and other events, so he was also respected as a god by later generations.