▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁attempt ▁of ▁Gun ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁flo oding ▁last ed ▁for ▁nine ▁years , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁failure ▁because ▁the ▁flo ods ▁became ▁stronger . ▁After ▁nine ▁years , ▁Y ao ▁had ▁already ▁given ▁his ▁throne ▁to ▁Sh un . ▁Gun ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁be ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁life ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Barb ari ans ▁by ▁Sh un ▁at ▁Y ush an ▁( , ▁Fe ather ▁Mountain ), ▁a ▁mountain ▁located ▁between ▁modern ▁D ong hai ▁County ▁in ▁Ji ang su ▁Province ▁and ▁Lin sh u ▁County ▁in ▁Sh and ong ▁Province . ▁ ▁Yu ▁the ▁Great ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁flo ods ▁Yu ▁was ▁highly ▁trust ed ▁by ▁Sh un , ▁so ▁Sh un ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁father ' s ▁work , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁Yu ' s ▁method ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁his ▁father ' s : ▁he ▁organized ▁people ▁from ▁different ▁tribes ▁and ▁ordered ▁them ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁build ▁can als ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁rivers ▁that ▁were ▁flo oding ▁and ▁lead ▁the ▁water ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁Yu ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁work . ▁People ▁pra ised ▁his ▁per se ver ance ▁and ▁were ▁inspired , ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁other ▁tribes ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁work . ▁Leg end ▁says ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁it ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁successfully ▁complete ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁flo ods , ▁he ▁never ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁village ▁to