Erlang (son of Li Bing)

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Erlang (son of Li Bing) was an ancient Chinese engineer and official traditionally credited with helping complete and refine the Dujiangyan Irrigation System in Sichuan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese official
ancient Chinese engineer
historical figure
person
associatedLegend local Sichuan legends about taming the Min River
associatedWith Chengdu Plain irrigation
Min River NERFINISHED
contributedTo flood control at Dujiangyan
irrigation of the Chengdu Plain
countryOfCitizenship Ancient China
culture Chinese
describedAs son of the engineer Li Bing in traditional accounts
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
father Li Bing NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork hydraulic engineering
irrigation engineering
water management
hasPartInLegend stories of surveying and channel cutting at Dujiangyan
historicity partly legendary
influenced agricultural development of the Chengdu Plain
knownFor assisting Li Bing in hydraulic works at Dujiangyan
traditional credit for completing Dujiangyan
traditional credit for refining Dujiangyan
languageOfName Chinese
legacy venerated locally as a culture hero of water control
notableWork Dujiangyan Irrigation System NERFINISHED
occupation engineer
government official
participantIn construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
refinement of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
partOf Chinese history of hydraulic engineering
Dujiangyan engineering tradition
placeOfActivity Min River basin NERFINISHED
Shu commandery NERFINISHED
placeOfWork Dujiangyan NERFINISHED
Sichuan NERFINISHED
positionHeld assistant to the governor of Shu commandery
region Sichuan NERFINISHED
relative Li Bing NERFINISHED
timePeriod Qin dynasty NERFINISHED

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Dujiangyan Irrigation System designedBy Erlang (son of Li Bing)