What are the famous craftsmen in ancient times?

1, the originator of craftsmen - Lu Ban

Lu Ban, surnamed Gongtu, first name Ban, can also be called Gongtu Zi. He lived from the end of the Spring and Autumn Period to the beginning of the Warring States Period, and came from a family of artisans. As the saying goes, "the times make the heroes," and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a time of great social upheaval, which gave Lu Ban the opportunity to show his talents.

He was able to make "palaces and pavilions" and "ladders" for attacking cities. He was able to create wooden carriages that were "prepared by the machine", and he also invented woodworking tools such as the quill, the inkwell, and the planer, which is why building craftsmen have always honored him as their "ancestor".

2, Sui master craftsmen - Yuwen Kai

Yuwen Kai is the Sui Dynasty urban planning and construction engineering experts, he presided over the construction of the new capital of the Sui Dynasty, Daxing City and the eastern capital of the city of Luoyang, the construction of the capital for the subsequent generations set the model. Sui Daxing City covers an area of 84.1 square kilometers, making it the world's first city.

More than just urban architecture, Yu Wenkai was also proficient in hydraulic engineering. He dug the Guangtong Canal, which was more than 300 miles long, connecting Daxing City, the Weishui River and the Yellow River, which facilitated water transportation and irrigated farmland.

3, Ding slow

The end of the Western Han Dynasty (1st century A.D.) skilled craftsmen, his "was in the incense burner" is the world's earliest known Changping bracket, the construction of the exquisite, no matter how the sphere of the incense burner how to roll, the center of the hemispherical body can always maintain a horizontal state. Skeleton ball within the two rings perpendicular to each other and can be flexible rotation, the furnace can be rotated around three mutually perpendicular axis. The principle is the same as the modern gyroscope in the universal support.

4, Ma Jun

Ma Jun, the word Deheng, Fufeng (present-day Xingping, Shaanxi Province), lived in the late Han Dynasty, is one of the most prestigious mechanical inventors in the history of ancient Chinese science and technology. He was one of the most famous mechanical inventors in the history of ancient Chinese science and technology. After the compass car was made, he was ordered to make a hundred puppet plays, called "Water Turning Hundred Plays".

5, Lei Wei zither

Lei Wei is a famous Tang dynasty guqin maker, Lei's family has been making qin legend of his skills by the gods to point out that he often go to the deep forests on windy and snowy days, the wind shook the trees, listen to the sound of the trees and choose the good material, these legends illustrate the Lei's selection of the material of the fine.