shaoxing lies in northern zhejiang province on the southern shore of the hangzhou bay. a famous ancient city south of the yangtze river and the hometown of lu xun (1881-1936), china's great twentieth century writer, it was the capital of the state of yue of the spring and autumn period some two thousand years ago. shaoxing is a town of rivers and canals, arch bridges and boats. tourists will find a number of interesting places to visit in the city and its vicinity.

　　king yu temple and tomb

　　this site is located four kilometers southeast of shaoxing. king yu or the great yu was believed to be the king of xia, the legendary first chinese dynasty of the twenty-second to sixteenth century b.c. he was remembered for his extraordinary efforts in flood control. the temple which was first built in the sixth century and has since been rebuilt on many occasions is composed of meridian gate (wumen), memorial hall, and the main hall, all built on the same axis. da yu's statue stands inside the magnificent twenty-four-meter-high main hall, which is double-eaved with painted ridge poles and engraved beams. the goulou pavilion in front of meridian gate houses a monument, also named goulou, which is said to have been erected by king yu when he was taming the flood. in the burial stone pavilion (bianshiting) east of the temple is a two-meter-high cone-shaped stone believed to have been used at king yu's funeral. king yu's tomb sits to the left of the temple.

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