Lu Ban Jing is also a wonderful book, but why is it little known?

Lu Ban Jing, formerly known as Master Ke Lu Ban Mu Jing Guan Jing or Lu Ban Jing Jing, was compiled by Wu Rong and written in Ming Dynasty. This is a business book for folk craftsmen. "Lu Ban Jing" introduces the rules, systems and ceremonies of the gang, the process of building houses and the method of choosing good luck; The application of Luban real ruler is explained. The basic dimensions and styles of commonly used furniture and farm tools were recorded. The frame forms and names of commonly used buildings, as well as the group layout forms and names of some buildings are recorded. However, it is such a book that is closely related to people's lives. Not many people know. Why? Personal analysis should have the following reasons:

First, this book is profound.

Although this book is written for carpenters or people engaged in woodworking related industries, the content of this book is quite profound. The full text of this book is not in vernacular Chinese, but in classical Chinese, which has had an impact on the spread of this book. Many carpenters were poor at home, even in ancient times, before liberation. These people don't know a basket of Chinese characters and can't even write their own names. It is even more difficult to read such a classical Chinese book. After liberation, although the knowledge level of the carpenter industry has improved, it is still difficult for many people in the carpenter industry to understand because it is written in classical Chinese.

The people who can understand this book are basically intellectuals, and they don't pay much attention to carpentry. Few people read it, and the circulation is small, which naturally makes this book unknown to the world.

Second, times have changed.

There are many contents in this book related to Feng Shui, cultivation of immortals, magic and so on. These contents will naturally be regarded as rubbish because they violate scientific knowledge. Although this book has many merits, many people still ignore it. In addition, with the changes of the times, the ways and forms of many buildings have undergone fundamental changes, and the available scope of this book has become smaller, which naturally attracts less attention.