Introduction to Emperor Yu: Group of Imperial Sculptures - Emperor Yu, whose surname is Si, whose given name is Wenming, and whose name is Yu. Later generations will honor him as "King Yu". He is the great-great-grandson of the Xuanyuan clan of the Yellow Emperor. Yu succeeded in rectifying the floods in the Yellow River. He accepted the throne of Emperor Shun and took his own state of Xia as the name of his country. The Xia Dynasty was established. The well-known "Dayu flood control" was done by Emperor Yu.