Overview
Li Bing was a Qin administrator and hydraulic engineer.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- c. BC 250 於蜀Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- BC 256 秦昭王時Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 66, passage 151
- c. BC 250 蜀守李冰Strongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 13
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- waterworks engineer 水工Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- Administrator of Shu 蜀守HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passage 13
- Shu commandery administrator 蜀守HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- Shu governor 蜀太守HeldDirectly stated · History of Yuan 66, passage 151
Places and affiliations
- Qin 秦Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 66, passage 151
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 13; Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Worked atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- At Lidui 離碓 · Relation Worked atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
- At Shu 蜀 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14; History of Yuan 66, passage 151
Learning and skills
- Skill water control 治水 · Level foundationalDirectly stated · History of Yuan 66, passage 171
Events and relationships
- Built dujiangyan systemEngineering · BuilderDirectly stated · History of Yuan 66, passages 166, 171, 175
- Cut through Lidui, diverted the Mo River, and opened two channels through ChengduHydraulic · EngineerDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passage 13
- Cut li heap and divided riverEngineering · Builder · At Li Heap 離堆Directly stated · History of Yuan 66, passage 151
- Cut Lidui and pierced two riversHydraulic · Director · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 29, passage 14
Source notes
- Field source-text · Reading 離堆 · Rejected Reading 離馈 · Independent witnesses and the known Lidui place-name identify the latter as a digital-text corruption.Textual variant · Book of Han 38, passage 13
References in the histories
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