Soochow University professor of social work Wang Shang, in his book Freeing Men, wrote of two figures who represent the traditional Chinese father role. One is Xue Dingshan, a character from a popular novel, and the other is the legendary emperor Da Yu.
東吳大學社工系副教授王行在《解放男人》一書中，以通俗小說中的人物──薛丁山和夏朝的大禹作為中國傳統父親角色的代表人物。