Dayudu Scenic Area
大禹渡
An ancient ferry on the Yellow River bank in Ruicheng. Legend says Yu the Great controlled floodwaters here. It has an ancient thousand-year cypress and a Yellow River viewing platform with wide views.
Dayudu is on the north bank of the Yellow River, southeast of Ruicheng County seat. Legend says Yu the Great opened the ferry here while controlling floods, which gave the place its name. The scenic area includes a statue of Yu the Great, a thousand-year-old cypress known as the Divine Cypress, and a high Yellow River viewing platform. From the platform you can look over the opposite bank in Henan and the wide river channel, and the sunset here is beautiful in the evening. The site also has a large Yellow River irrigation project. Allow about 1.5 hours. Ticket prices follow the official listings. It is about 25 minutes by car from Yongle Palace and can be combined with Shengtian Lake.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Ruicheng City God Temple
- Yongle Palace
- Guangren Wang Temple (Five Dragons Temple)
- Shengtian Lake
- Wulao Peak
- Xiezhou Guandi Temple
- Changping Guandi Family Temple
- Yuncheng Salt Lake