Lu Ban Temple

Lu Ban Temple

The Luban ancestral temple in Gaobeidian, Beijing, is located in the east end of the classical furniture street in Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District, Beijing, with a total area of more than 600 square meters. It has a main hall and exhibition halls in the East and West. This paper presents the legend and invention of ancient Luban and the development of classical furniture street in Gaobeidian village. At the same time, it is also a place for the research on the development of Taoist culture in Beijing.

Basic introduction

Luban ancestral hall in Gaobeidian village, Chaoyang District, Beijing covers a total area of more than 600 square meters, with main hall, East and west side halls. There are statues of Luban in the main hall, the legend and invention of Luban in the East Hall and the development of classical furniture street in the West Hall. During the Cultural Festival, Luban temple is open to the public free of charge. In 2008, the classic furniture industry association of Gaobeidian rebuilt the Luban temple in the classic furniture street to commemorate the master Luban and inherit the spirit of Luban. On the day of the opening ceremony of the classical furniture culture festival, Luban temple also held a grand ceremony.

major function

Luban temple is located in Gaobeidian classical furniture street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, with its gate facing south. Daochang is a religious place in Taoist temples where altars are set up to pray for the good men and women to pray for the disaster and to pass over the dead. The Taoist fasting Daochang can be divided into two types: praying for good fortune and passing away the dead. The Daochang of Luban temple has both these two functions.

historical figure

Luban, his surname is Gongshu. Also known as gongshuzi, gongshupan, Banshu and Luban. Because he was born in the state of Lu (today's Tengzhou people), "ban" and "ban" have the same pronunciation, which is common in ancient times, so people often call him Luban. Lu Ban is a representative of skilled craftsmen in the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, whose deeds have been widely praised for more than 2000 years. During the song and Yuan Dynasties, the construction industry began to take Luban as its ancestor. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temples, ancestral halls, halls and halls named after Luban became the places where the trade offices of carpentry, bricklaying, water work and stone work were located.

Lu Ban was born in the 13th year of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty (507 BC) and died after the 25th year of King Zhending of Zhou Dynasty (444 BC). He lived from the late spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period. He was born in a family of craftsmen from generation to generation. He had participated in many civil engineering projects with his family since childhood, gradually mastered production skills and accumulated rich practical experience. At the turn of the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, social changes gave craftsmen some freedom and opportunities to display their talents. In this case, Lu Ban invented in machinery, civil engineering, handicrafts and other aspects.

Lu Ban once made "cloud ladder" for siege and "Gouqiang" for boat battle; created "mechanism preparation" Trojan horse; invented various wooden tools such as ruler, ink bucket, plane, chisel, etc., as well as mill, mill, lock, etc. Because of his outstanding achievements, builders have always regarded him as a "grandmaster".

Main exhibition hall

The East Exhibition Hall mainly introduces Luban, one of the earliest craftsmen and inventors in China.

The West exhibition hall mainly introduces the development history of Beijing Gaobeidian classic furniture characteristic commercial street.

Address: Classic Furniture Street, Gaobeidian

Longitude: 116.5404915

Latitude: 39.90285771