 Yu Dayou's tomb in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, Fujian has also been designated by the Fujian provincial government as a Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the Provincial Level.Yu Dayou was also a martial artist who specialised in a style of weapon fighting called "Jingchu Changjian" (荊楚長劍; "Jing and Chu Long Sword").He studied martial arts in Shaolin Monastery, and later wrote and compiled "Zhengqi Tang Ji" (正氣堂集; "Compilation of Vital Energy").