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A Chinese Biographical Dictionary

of office had expired, shortly after which he died. In 1724 his tablet was placed in the Gonfaciau Temple , and in 1786 he was canonised as 淸獻. He was famous as a teacher of the Classics, and also for his: 松陽講義, a commentary on the Four Booh, and for several other learned works. His miscellaneous writings were published under the title of 三魚堂集.

1424 Lu Pan 魯班 (or ). A sobriquet conferred upon a famous mechanic of the Lu State, named 公輸子 Kung-shu Tzü, who is said to have been contemporary with Confucius. Because his father had been put to death by the men of Wu, he earned the figure of a demon and set it with its hand pointing in the direction of that State. The result was a drought which lasted three years; but upon receiying compensation for his father's murder, he cut off the figure's right hand, and the drought ceased. He also constructed a wooden kite, which flew up into the sky and did not come down for three days. He is now worshipped as the God of Carpenters, and tyros are warned not to "swing their axes at the door of Lu Pan," — i. e. not to show off in the presence of an expert

1425 Lu Pao 魯褒. (T. 元道). 3rd cent. A.D. A native of Nanyang in Honan, who was a poor scholar under the Chin dynasty. Shocked by the collapse of public morality and the greed for mere wealth which characterised the period A.D. 291—300, he composed a satire on the vices of his age, known as 錢神論 , a discourse on the Genius of Money.

1426 Lu Po-te 路博德 2nd cent. B.C. A native of P'ing-chon, who served with distinction under Ho Ch^ii-ping, and was ennobled as Marquis. In B.C. 120 he subjugated large portions of modern Euangtung and Euangsi, and received further honours. He was known as the 伏波將軍 Wave-quelliug Commander, a title given later on to Ma Yiian.

1427 Lu Shên 陸深 (T. 子淵. H. 儼山). A.D. 1477-1544, A