In August 1887 AD,the Yellow River flooded in Zhengzhou,Henan. Cheng Fu,the governor of the river,rushed into the repairing work and began to make preparations for it and it took one year and four months to prevent the flood.

• 光绪十三年(1887)八月黄河决于河南郑州,河督成孚等立即投入了抢险准备与堵口的工作。