Memorial ceremony in honor of Yu the Great held in SW China’s Sichuan(1/7)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

Dayu, or Yu the Great, is a household name in China for taming floods. He is credited with establishing the Xia Dynasty (c. 21st century-16th century BC), the start of China’s dynastic rule.

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the ceremony site to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)

A grandma offers incense at the ceremony to commemorate the birthday of Yu the Great in Wenchuan, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 30, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)