Zhu Jinyong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Zhu Jinyong, Male, Qiang, from Wenchuan, Sichuan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Yude Legend (Ⅰ-91). The tradition is documented in Wenchuan, Sichuan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Yude Legend in Wenchuan, Sichuan: The Yu legend circulates mainly in the Qiang-concentrated areas of Wenchuan county and the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Sichuan; there are traces of Yu at Shiniu mountain, Ku'er ping, Tuyu mountain and Yubei ridge, and Yu is revered by the Qiang people as the protecting deity of their own people. The myth of Gun and Yu controlling the waters has a history of several thousand years; its main content is that Gun stole the growing earth of the emperor to dam the flood without awaiting the emperor's order, the emperor ordered Zhurong to kill Gun in the suburbs of Yu, Gun's belly gave birth to Yu, and the emperor then ordered Yu to spread earth and settle the nine provinces. Historical works record that Yu was born at Shiniu, and Shiniu mountain, Ku'er ping, Tuyu mountain and Yubei ridge abound in traces of Yu.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Zhu Jinyong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Yude Legend in Wenchuan, Sichuan. Within the documented technical tradition of Yude Legend in Wenchuan, Sichuan: The myth of Gun and Yu controlling the waters has a history of several thousand years. Its main content is that Gun stole the emperor's growing earth to dam the flood without awaiting the emperor's order, the emperor ordered Zhurong to kill Gun in the suburbs of Yu, Gun's belly gave birth to Yu, and the emperor then ordered Yu to spread earth and settle the nine provinces, as in the Shanhaijing, Hai Neijing; and that when Yu was controlling the waters a divine dragon drew the ground with its tail, guiding where the water should flow, and Yu accordingly controlled what had to be opened, as in Wang Yi's commentary on the Tianwen. Among the minority peoples of China it is only among the Qiang that Yu is revered as a deity and worshipped by the whole people. Historical works record that Yu was born at Shiniu, and Shiniu mountain, Ku'er ping, Tuyu mountain and Yubei ridge abound in traces of Yu. In the records the myth of Yu says that Gun's wife Xiu Ji swallowed a divine pearl of Job's tears and gave birth to Yu, and that Yu was a man of Guangrou county in Wenshan commandery, born at Shiniu, the place called Li'er pan or Ku'er ping. In the Qiang area the water control is linked with the Qiang heavenly god Mubita, and such episodes recorded in ancient books as the responsive dragon drawing the ground with its tail and the yellow dragon trailing its tail in front are made concrete. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Gun and Yu Control the Waters": The legend of Gun stealing the growing earth to dam the flood, Gun's belly giving birth to Yu and Yu spreading earth to settle the nine provinces. "Yu Is Born at Shiniu": The legend recorded in historical works that Yu was born at Shiniu. "The Responsive Dragon Draws the Ground with Its Tail": The legend that when Yu controlled the waters a divine dragon drew the ground with its tail to guide where the water should flow. "The Qiang Sacrifice to the Great Yu": The custom of the Qiang revering Yu as a deity and worshipping him as a whole people.
Gun and Yu Control the Waters
The legend of Gun stealing the growing earth to dam the flood, Gun's belly giving birth to Yu and Yu spreading earth to settle the nine provinces.
Yu Is Born at Shiniu
The legend recorded in historical works that Yu was born at Shiniu.
The Responsive Dragon Draws the Ground with Its Tail
The legend that when Yu controlled the waters a divine dragon drew the ground with its tail to guide where the water should flow.
The Qiang Sacrifice to the Great Yu
The custom of the Qiang revering Yu as a deity and worshipping him as a whole people.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Zhu Jinyong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Yude Legend, with Wenchuan, Sichuan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Yude Legend in Wenchuan, Sichuan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2011 (batch 3), with Wenchuan, Sichuan as its declared area, and Wenchuan County Cultural Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The myth of Gun and Yu controlling the waters has a history of several thousand years; its main content is that Gun stole the growing earth of the emperor to dam the flood without awaiting the emperor's order, the emperor ordered Zhurong to kill Gun in the suburbs of Yu, Gun's belly gave birth to Yu, and the emperor then ordered Yu to spread earth and settle the nine provinces. Historical works record that Yu was born at Shiniu, and Shiniu mountain, Ku'er ping, Tuyu mountain and Yubei ridge abound in traces of Yu.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Jinyong | Wenchuan, Sichuan | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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