Flood Mythology of China

The Flood Mythology of China, or Great Flood of China is a deluge theme which happened in China. The mythology also has shared characteristics with other Great Floods all over the world, although it also has unique characteristics or different focuses. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The history of China as a continuously recorded literary tradition begins with the ancient documents transmitted to posterity through the Records of the Grand Historian. Beginning with the reign of Yao, additional literary sources become available, including the Book of Documents (collected and edited by Confucius), describing the events of Yao's reign. In any case, these and other texts of the preserved literature mark the beginnings of the Chinese historical tradition. It is sometimes also associated with Emperor Yao and Shun. In it, Gun steals xirang to stop the flood while Great Yu channels the flood into the sea and succeeds in making the water level subside, so that the earth can be cultivated. From all of these stories, the struggle of Yao is the most obvious in describing the hardness of human effort to control the flood.