Craftsmanship across millennia: A tribute on Labor Day Chinese Culturepedia | Updated: 2026-04-30 09:15

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/30/WS69f2ad33a310d6866eb46624.html Over 2,000 years ago, Lu Ban, the legendary master carpenter, pioneered the sunmao (mortise and tenon) joint – no nails, no rivets, only perfect interlocking that has allowed wooden structures to stand firm for centuries. That same pursuit of precision lives on today. Gao Fenglin, a "Great Country Craftsman" awardee, has spent over 40 years welding the "hearts" of more than 160 rockets – with accuracy down to 0.01mm.