华夏文明始于治水

Chinese Civilization Originates from Water Controlling

禹会诸侯于涂山 1 是中国历史进入文明社会前夜的全面、系统地治理洪水之始。禹治水能将散沙般、以血缘关系为纽带的“万国”氏族部落联系在一起 ,并根据治水需要不仅发现、培养治水社会需要的骨干人物 ,而且还将治水组织演变为具有能为治水打仗、能为治水斩杀的准军事队伍性质 ,进而能划分全国为九州、列出贡赋项目的具有国家政权雏形性质的职能。同时 ,平治水土成功带来生产大发展、人们思想大解放。这些均为大禹涂山之子启冲破天命 (益 )的禅让制而世袭王位 ,建立我国第一个奴隶制社会拉开了序幕。

Da Yu meeting dukes at Tushan Mountain is the eve of Chinese civilization and also the beginning of comprehensive and systematic water controlling in China. Da Yu was able to unite the disorganized and different blood-relation tribes together. According to the actual situation he discovered and cultivated the specialized talents. He also turned the water controlling organization into a quasi-military organization and divided the whole country into nine provinces. This is the preliminary function of state power. Meanwhile, the successful water controlling led to the fantastic spurt of production and the freeing of people's mentality. All these laid a solid base for his son Qi to inherit the throne and set up the first slavery society in China.