yes,we still need the Yugong Spirit but not traditional meaning.
as we all know,the Yugong Spirit attach great importance on hard-working and persistance.however it foundamentally ignores the the vitality of flexibility which is very important nowadays.
neverthless the hard-working and persistance promoted by Yugong Spirit can be still applicable in our pursuit of achiventment when you are confronted with some obstacles or you are enduring hardships .