Sunshu Ao was entrusted with many endeavors of the state, and because of a large dam, reservoir, and irrigation project he had established, he is also credited as the first known hydraulic engineer of China.
Sunshu Ao dipercayakan dengan banyak usaha negara, dan karena dam besar, waduk, dan proyek irigasi yang ia dirikan, dia juga berjasa sebagai insinyur hidrolik pertama yang dikenal di Tiongkok.