鲁班尺与鲁班尺法的起源和用法及其门尺、门诀和门类问题

The Origin and Usage of Luban Rulers—Door Ruler,Formula,and Category

本文是笔者继《中国古建筑定向方法及使用问题辨析》之后,试图了解传统建筑设计的第二个尝试。本文探讨了三个题目:鲁班尺的历史,鲁班尺的用法,风水吉数与鲁班尺。结论来自历史文献、实际调查和数据分析。

This paper is the author’s second attempt to understand traditional Chinese architectural design,and builds on the author’s first article titled“Chinese Methods of Determining Building Orientations”published in 2019.This article discusses the history of the Luban rulers and their usage to contextualize Fengshui design in Ming-Qing times.Conclusions come from historical literature,site investigation,and data analysis.