大禹是中华民族的杰出代表,是华夏民族集大成第一人。《夏书》曰:“禹抑洪水十三年,过家不入门。陆行乘车,水行乘舟,泥行蹈橇,山行即桥,以别九洲。随山浚川,任土作贡。通九道,陂九泽,度九山。”史传,大禹因治水有功,被封于夏(今河南禹州市)赐爵夏伯。夏禹元年,众心归附,拥戴禹即天子位,以封地为国都,国号“夏”。今存有“禹山”、“禹王庙”、“禹王锁蛟井”和“大亨于诸侯”之“钧台”等胜迹。民间传说“开了龙门口,干了吕梁江”的吕梁江发源于禹州市三峰山,东南流入沙颍河系。禹州,位于豫西山地向平原过渡地带,是颍水出山之地,颍河穿境而过65km,接纳禹境河流9条,禹境流域面积910km2。禹州因水而兴,因大禹而得名,禹州水利与大禹一脉相承, 4000多年来,大禹精神繁衍不息。 Dayu is an outstanding representative of the Chinese nation and is the first person in the Chinese nation. “Summer Book,” said: “Yu floods for 13 years, a pass is not getting started. Lu line travel, water line by boat, mud line dance skating, that is, the bridge that mountain, with Jiuzhou. Soil make tribute through nine, nine Ji Ze, degree nine mountain. ”“ Shi Yu, Yu Yu water due to active, was sealed in the summer (Yuzhou City, Henan Province) thanks to Sir Chambord. Xia Yu the first year, public heart attached, Yong Dai that support the emperor, with the land for the country, country ” Today there are “Yushan”, “Yu Temple”, “Yu Wang lock Jiao wells” and “tycoon in the princes ” “Jun Taiwan ” and other places. Folklore “Luliang Jiang opened the mouth, dried up” Luliang Jiang originated in three peaks in Yuzhou City, southeast into the Shaying River Department. Yuzhou, located in the transitional zone from the mountainous area to the plain in the west of Henan, is the place where the Ying River runs out from the mountain. The Ying River passes through the territory of 65 km, receives 9 of the Yu-bound river and has an area of ​​910 km2. Yu Xing due to water, due to the name of Dayu, Yuzhou water conservancy and Yu go hand in hand, more than 4,000 years, Dayu spirit multiply.