But mainland textbooks cast Yu in a very different light. They say Yu's clan gained its special position because after Yu became head of the alliance of tribes, he amassed power in his own hands and punished any who opposed his rule.
大陸則採反面說法，指因禹擔任部落聯盟首長後，權力增加，誰不服從他的領導就要受處罰，他的家庭因而取得特殊地位。