Luban Hall

Luban Hall

Luban hall is located in jianjianping, Zili street, Xiangtan city. It was first built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It was burned in 1912 and rebuilt in 1915 by mud workers. After the reconstruction, the temple was wide, with its doors towering and exquisite sculptures. It has always been a meeting place for mud and wood workers.

There is a stage at the entrance. It is said that the seventh day of the fifth lunar month is Luban's birthday, and the mud wood workers gather here to commemorate it. In 1926, the mud wood trade union was established in Xiangtan, which is the site of the trade union. Later, Gongshu primary school was set up to recruit the children of mud and wood workers.

Now Luban hall is a relatively complete preservation of the door "Xiangtan ancient city panorama" clay sculpture. The picture is divided into three parts. On the right is the view from Wenchang Pavilion to Xiaodongmen. The whole picture of Wenchang Pavilion can be seen clearly in the original text. In the middle of the city is the view from the inner city to yaowan. The winding city wall, the gates of Guanxiang and Wenxing, as well as the towers and crenels on the city wall are clear at a glance.

Outside the city wall are the hanging buildings of Banbianjie. In turn, the stone arches of Dabu bridge, the high walls of Wanshou Palace, the cornices of Guansheng hall, the stone walls of Shizui Nao, tangxing temple, tangxing bridge, yaowan, etc. all the streets and lanes are lifelike. On the left is the view of yangmeizhou, with street houses and unique style. Under these scenes, there is the vast Xiangjiang River, on which hundreds of boats vie with each other, and the quayside yards are vividly visible. This picture is actually an important material for the study of the development of Xiangtan ancient city, and also adds interest for tourists to visit the ancient city.

Historical evolution

Luban hall is located in Zili street. It was burned in 1912 and rebuilt by mud workers in 1915. Luban hall is well preserved. In 2002, Hunan Provincial People's government announced it as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

building structure

The building is divided into front and back two buildings. The front gate house has a clay sculpture of "panorama of Xiangtan ancient city". This picture is divided into three parts, the right part is the view from Wenchang Pavilion to Xiaodongmen, and the whole picture of the former Wenchang Pavilion is clearly visible. In the middle part of the city is the view from the inner city to yaowan. The winding city wall, the gates of Guanxiang and Wenxing, the towers and crenels on the city wall are clear at a glance. The stilts on the outer half of the city wall are the stone arch of Dabu bridge, the high wall of Longevity Palace, the cornice of Guansheng hall, tangxing temple, tangxing bridge, yaowan, all three streets and six alleys, and the rain Lake weeping willows. The left part is the view of yangmeizhou, with street houses and unique style. Under these scenes is the vast Xiangjiang River, on which hundreds of boats vie with each other, and the riverside wharf is vividly visible. This clay sculpture is known as the "Qingming River map" of Xiangtan. There is a stage in Luban hall. The central hall was originally dedicated to the gold statue of Luban, and the two chambers were dedicated to the statues of Guan Gong and the God of wealth.

folk culture

It is said that may 7 of the lunar calendar is the anniversary of Luban's birthday. Mud workers used to gather here every year to carry out commemorative activities.

Luban incantation records: Fuyi, natural landscape, town floor, resist all disasters, home auspicious, family prosperity and well-being. Explanation: the first apprentice in Luban, the natural landscape is the good geomantic implication of fairyland, which refers to the land God in the fairyland. The natural landscape also implies that Mount Tai can be used as a residence, all disasters, strong winds and waves, thunder and lightning, ghosts and ghosts. Mount Tai can resist the disaster, and the disaster can be covered by the floor of the house Resist the family, there is no disaster, conform to the nature, bring good luck and prosperity to the family

About Luban

Luban is the founder of carpenters

Luban was a famous craftsman in the Warring States period, and was regarded as the ancestor of mud wood craftsman by later generations. The highest award in China's construction industry is named "Luban Award". Such a well preserved Luban hall is the only one in Hunan Province, and it is rare in the whole country. The value of development and utilization is quite high.

Address: No.131 xinjianping, Zili street, Yuhu District, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.8986917459

Latitude: 27.850956108731

Chinese PinYin : Lu Ban Dian