article_snippet.sent: Officials have complained the bronze sculpture of Yu the wife of China's first ruler has been worn down and discolored by sightseers constantly fondling the artwork, reports The People's Daily.
article_snippet.sent: The statue, which stands in a gardens in Wuhan, the capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, is to honour Yu The Great, who founded China's first dynasty in 2070 BC.
article_snippet.sent: The sculpture, which has been in place for ten years, depicts Yu The Great, the founder of China's first Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC, meeting his .
article_snippet.sent: Over the decade that the statue has been in place, people have been touching the hand of Yu
article_snippet.sent: Yu the Great is thought to have lived between 2,200–2,100 BCE, and is credited with uniting the nine early provinces of China.
article_snippet.sent: While little is known about his rule, as his predates the earliest written records by nearly a millennium, his is credited with building an immense system of flood defences in central China.
article_snippet.sent: These helped to bring prosperity and stability to the volatile region, and so impressed another emperor that his named Yu as his heir, rather than his own son.
highlights_snippet.sent: Statue in Wuhan, central China, depicts country's first ruler and his wife .
  