Yuncheng Dayudu | Yudao River, stationed here

| Yudao River, stationed here. Dayudu is also known as Shenbai Valley. According to historical records, its ancient site belongs to the Longshan culture and is a prosperous place for early human activities. According to historical records and local legends, around 2100 BC, the Yellow River basin was flooded, and the people were in dire straits. Dayu was ordered by Shun to lead the people to control the water. He followed the mountains to cut down trees and surveyed the water situation. He came here and planted a cypress tree as a sign to determine the high mountains and rivers to observe the water situation. Under the cypress tree, he was enlightened by the holy water Guanyin and realized the good strategy of dredging and guiding the water. He stationed the water control army here, and then took a boat to chisel the Longmen and open the three gates. He continued to control the water for 13 years, passing by his home three times without looking back, and finally succeeded in controlling the water. Later generations were deeply admired by Dayu's spirit and merits, so they called the place where Dayu was enlightened by the gods and the water control army set off by boat "Dayudu", and the big cypress tree that Dayu personally planted as a mark was called "Shenbai". Today, the sacred cypress tree personally planted by Dayu, with its branches towering into the sky and its dragon head and iron bones, still stands on the cliff of Dayudu. Under the sacred cypress tree, there is still a stone tablet from the fourth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, "Shenbai Valley Rebuilt Yuwang Temple Stele", which eloquently tells the long and profound history of Dayudu and witnesses the changes of the times. Address: 10 kilometers southeast of the county seat of Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City Tickets: 48 yuan per adult, 24 yuan per person for children 1.2m-1.4m, free for children under 1.2m.