Wine has many uses and offers endless distraction. After drinking wine for the first time, however, Da Yu feared that it would bring about future disaster. Throughout history, most Chinese dynasties maintained a "love-fear relationship" with wine that resulted in bans and heavy taxes.
酒的功效、魅力無窮，但大禹第一次喝酒就擔心日後會釀成酒害，歷史上各朝代對酒也多抱持「既愛又怕受傷害」的態度，或有酒禁，或科以重稅。