Wu Rong’s “The Complete Explanation of the Luban Classic” PDF e-book download. Introduction “Luban Jing” is a craftsman’s technical book about folk house construction and woodworking that has been handed down from generation to generation. Taboos and customs and ceremonies, etc., can be regarded as a book that provides construction and auspiciousness for ancient craftsmen.

Wu Rong’s “The Complete Explanation of the Luban Classic” PDF e-book download.

Introduction

“Luban Jing” is a craftsman’s technical book about folk house construction and woodworking that has been handed down from generation to generation. , Home Fengshui, provincial taboos and customs and ceremonies, etc., can be regarded as a comprehensive guide that provides practical advice for ancient craftsmen to choose auspiciousness in construction, use rulers, architecture, family and river detection, Fengshui, etc. This book is of great value for the study of ancient Chinese folk architectural traditions, architectural cultural thoughts, ancient carpentry skills, ancient craftsman culture and folk customs and culture. “Lu Ban Jing” is not the work of Lu Ban, because Lu Ban, a skilled craftsman and inventor in the Spring and Autumn Period, was revered as the ancestor of wood craftsmen in the past, so this book was dubbed “Lu Ban” with the word “Lu Ban”. According to research by relevant scholars in Taiwan, the book Luban Jing was completed at the latest in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties, and its original editors may have been folk artisans at that time. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a folk book “Luban Constructing Formal”, especially the architectural forms and scales in the southern region, which was used by craftsmen. Later ……… , collected and transcribed the manuscripts and formulas about house construction circulated among the people, added common folk furniture, daily utensils, secretaries, mantras, spells and other contents related to construction, and gradually compiled it into the book “Luban Jing”. The main distribution range of the original book is roughly Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other southern regions; most of the extant ancient books are printed in these regions.

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