◆The tyranny of Xia Wei
Xia Wei is a famous dim monarch in history. He doted on the beautiful sister, repaired the palace for her, drank with her day and night, and did not care about the life or death of the people. Legend has it that the sake pond built by Xia Wei can be used by boats, and the sake lees piled up to 10 li long can be drunk by 3,000 people at the same time. At that time, there was a loyal minister named Guan Longfeng, who risked his death to advise Xia Wei, hoping that he would change his past mistakes and love the people and save money. Xia Wei was furious and executed Guan Longfeng. This incident caused strong dissatisfaction inside and outside the imperial court, and Xia Wei soon fell into the situation of betrayal and departure.
◆Battle of Narujo
Xia Wei's tyranny made the people unbearable, because they called themselves "the sun", and people often pointed at the sun and cursed: "O you hateful sun, when will it perish?" I want to die with you. At this time, the Shang clan located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River became increasingly powerful, and its leader, Tang, with the assistance of the sage minister Yi Yin, successively destroyed the three loyal princes of Wei, Gu, and Kunwu, and then sent troops to conquer Xia Wei. The Xia and Shang armies met at Mingtiao (present-day Fengqiudong, Henan). The Xia army was fluctuating, and the soldiers were unwilling to work for the tyrant, and they were defeated in a battle. He fled to Nanchao (南nest, in present-day southeastern Shou County, Anhui), where he was chased and captured by the merchant army and exiled. The Xia dynasty collapsed.
◆Erlitou Cultural Site
The Erlitou culture is in the Bronze Age and is mainly distributed in western Henan and southern Shanxi. Because the site of Henan Yanshi Erlitou is more typical, hence the name. The site of the palace building was found at the site of Erlitou, and bronze knights, ge, knives, bells and turquoise plaques were unearthed, and scattered human skeletons were found in ash pits and ash layers. The foundation site of the palace has been restored, and there are halls, temples, doors, courtyards and other architectural parts, and the scale is large. Archaeological research has found that the Erlitou culture is close to the Xia Dynasty and is distributed within the scope of the legendary Xia people's activities, thus providing valuable historical materials for exploring the Xia culture.