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The cover of the Chorography of Shaoxing's Water Engineering. [Photo/Shaoxing Institute for Jianhu Lake]

Shaoxing, a Zhejiang city where flood-taming hero Yu the Great is buried, recently published the Chorography of Shaoxing's Water Engineering, local media reported on June 15.

The municipal water resources bureau and the Shaoxing Institute for Jianhu Lake spent five years writing the book, which systematically records the city's efforts in water conservancy and engineering. It was published by the China Water and Power Press.

The Statue of Yu the Great on Kuaiji Mountain in Yuecheng district, Shaoxing. [Photo/VCG]

In ancient times, the area which was later named Shaoxing suffered from severe flooding. Xia Dynasty (2070 BC-1600 BC) ruler Yu the Great started a campaign there to tame flooding from the Yellow River and use the water for farming. He was buried on Kuaiji Mountain in Shaoxing.

An aerial view of the Tangpu Reservoir in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Shaoxing Institute for Jianhu Lake]

The two-volume book focuses on the geological changes that have occurred around Kuaiji Mountain and Jianhu Lake over the past 100,000 years, the Chinese people's efforts and accomplishments in water engineering and improvement, and the original mapping of classic water engineering cases.

The book also presents innovative research such as the footsteps of Yu the Great in Zhejiang province and water sources of locally brewed yellow rice wine.