Chinese thinkers and storytellers have always linked the first four dynasties to their legendary ancestors. In some of the versions, Yu the Great was the ancestor for the Xia dynasty, Xie for the Shang, Qi for the Zhou, and Dafei for the Qin.
中國四個最早的朝代的祖先，夏的大禹、商的契、周的稷和秦的大費的傳說故事，是中國思想家與說書人最喜歡的題材。