Lu Ban (c. 507–444 BC) was a Chinese architect or master carpenter, structural engineer, and inventor, during the Zhou Dynasty. He is revered as the Chinese...
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Lü Ban (Chinese: 吕班; 1913–1976), born Hao Enxing (Chinese: 郝恩星), was a Chinese actor, comedian and film director, and a member of the Chinese Communist...
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Lo Pan Temple (section Lo Pan (Lu Ban))
Kong Island, Hong Kong dedicated to Lo Pan (魯班; also transliterated as "Lu Ban"), the patron saint of Chinese builders and contractors. First built in...
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woodworking are considered to be Lu Ban (魯班) and his wife Lady Yun, from the Spring and Autumn period (771 to 476 BC). Lu Ban is said to have introduced the...
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include the artificial doves of Archytas, the artificial birds of Mozi and Lu Ban, a "speaking" automaton by Hero of Alexandria, a washstand automaton by...
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"Manual of Crafts") codified these rules. The carpenter's manual Lu ban jing (魯班經; "Lu ban's manuscript") codified rules for builders. Graves and tombs also...
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"Xiangyaobaozhang" (降妖寶杖, lit. "Monster-subduing Precious Rod"), created for him by Lu Ban (often depicted in artwork as a Monk's spade). Like Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu...
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Lü Zhi (241–18 August 180 BC), courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin: Lǚ Hòu)...
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The Unfinished Comedy (category Works banned in China)
(Chinese: 没有完成的喜剧, Méiyǒu wánchéng de xǐjù) is a 1957 Chinese film directed by Lü Ban. This notorious satirical comedy has been described as "perhaps the most...
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dynasty, and it was only rebuilt after the intervention of carpenter-immortal Lu Ban. The wall is pierced by a gate on each side. At the southern end is the...
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Sun Fong, Lu Ban Hap, Norodom Sihanouk (interior design), 1969 Chaktomuk Conference Hall, Vann Molyvann, 1961 Chamkarmon Compound, Lu Ban Hap, Vann Molyvann...
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Fröbe-Kapteyn Carl Jung Circle dance Golden Ratio Harmony of the spheres Lu Ban and Feng shui Magic circle Numerology Shield of the Trinity 108 (number)...
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for sawing stone. According to Chinese legend, the saw was invented by Lu Ban. In Greek mythology, as recounted by Ovid, Talos, the nephew of Daedalus...
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Lü Dongbin is a legendary Chinese scholar and poet who lived during the Tang dynasty whose lifetime supposedly spanned two hundred and twenty years. Elevated...
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Hong Kong Lopan River, a river in Russia Lo Pan, also transliterated as Lu Ban, the patron saint of Chinese builders and contractors This disambiguation...
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written of the 5th century BC Mohist philosopher Mozi and his contemporary Lu Ban, who made artificial wooden birds (ma yuan) that could successfully fly...
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Elements. Mozi (Mo Tzŭ), utilitarian and founder of the Mohist school. Lu Ban Guan Zhong, whose reforms made him disparagingly identified as Legalist...
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weather. Honorable Kings of the Water Immortals (Shuixian Zunwang). Han Ao or Lu Ban, the inventors. Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, and Xiang Yu, famous suicides lost in...
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BC named Lu Ban in a single night. In another story the bridge was put to the test by two immortals who crossed it at the same time, and Lu Ban saved it...
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Legend has it that the practice of da sheng zhuang was first proposed by Lu Ban. It was believed that the moving of soil during large scale construction...
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founder of Mohism Sun Tzu or Sunzi, author of The Art of War Other people Lu Ban, master builder Yao Li, sent by King Helü to kill Qing Ji Zhuan Zhu, sent...
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Love is Sweet (Chinese: 半是蜜糖半是伤; pinyin: Bàn shì mì táng bàn shì shāng ; literal translation means “equal part sweet and pain”), is a 2020 Chinese television...
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5th-century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi (also Mo Di, or Mo Ti) and Lu Ban (also Gongshu Ban, or Kungshu Phan). Materials ideal for kite building were readily...
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for example the ships were "constructed with divine help by the immortal Lu Ban". One explanation for the seemingly-inefficient size of the colossal ships...
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royal surname of the Zhou royal family. Lu Ban (507–440 BC), carpenter, engineer and inventor of the state of Lu Lu Su (172–217), politician and diplomat...
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an attendant. The creation of the umbrella is attributed to the wife of Lu Ban, who invented it during the Warring State Period.: 147 Some investigators...
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written of the 5th century BC Mohist philosopher Mozi and his contemporary Lu Ban, who made artificial wooden birds (ma yuan) that could successfully fly...
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nearby mountains - reflects its natural setting. The museum won the 2009 Lu Ban Prize, the top architecture prize in China. Wang's other major projects...
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but noted Cambodian architect Lu Ban Hap suggested a larger international luxury hotel would be more profitable. Lu designed the structure in the then-popular...
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effect on the rooftop walkways. Public Reception Ningbo Museum won the Lu Ban Prize in 2009, the top architecture prize in China. There was some criticism...
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