Lu Ban
| Lu Ban | |||||||||
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Sculpture of Lu Ban in Weifang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 魯班 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鲁班 | ||||||||
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| Gongshu Yizhi | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 公輸依智 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 公输依智 | ||||||||
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| Gongshu Ban | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 公輸班 公輸般 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 公输班 公输般 | ||||||||
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| Gongshu Pan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 公輸盤 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 公输盘 | ||||||||
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Lu Ban (c. 507–444 BC) was an ancient Chinese master carpenter, architect, structural engineer and inventor during the Spring and Autumn period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He is revered as the Chinese Deity (Patron) of builders and contractors.