Lu Ban

Lu Ban
Sculpture of Lu Ban in Weifang
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǔ Bān
Wade–GilesLu Pan
Gongshu Yizhi
Traditional Chinese公輸
Simplified Chinese公输
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōngshū Yīzhì
Wade–GilesKung-shu I-chih
Gongshu Ban
Traditional Chinese公輸
公輸
Simplified Chinese公输
公输
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōngshū Bān
Wade–GilesKung-shu Pan
Gongshu Pan
Traditional Chinese公輸
Simplified Chinese公输
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōngshū Pán
Wade–GilesKung-shu P'an

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.