XiJia Lu

Xijia Lu (1935-1983)

Chinese Middle School teacher-solve out global mathematic unsolved problems

Presented by Mingyuan Shao

Early Life

He borns in a very poor family in Xinjiang Province which is an extremely remote place in China. His parents' other three children all died. But Xijia Lu rely on his hard work and genius and enters a famous university in China.

Coker Problem

The problem has troubled human being for over 100 years. Xujia Lu spends 10 years finishing proving it, but he meets trouble when publishing his essays. No publication in China wants to publish it. But what he writes has exceeds the world for about 50 years.

Combinatorial Maths

He then begins his trip on another unsolved problems-Steiner set. The proof and discovery exceeds world for 130 years!

Steiner Set


Copy of essay

This is written by a famous writer Sanling and he emphasizes the great contribution Xijia Lu provides in Mathematics.

Sculpture

He is standing in the door of his primary school to encourage students to work hard and learn the dedicating spirit for Maths from him.

Award

In National Technology Ceremony in China, Xijia Lu is awarded for his great contribution in Mathematics.

Reflection

From Xijia Lu himself, I should learn his insisting will towards science, towards indifference and towards failures.

From Country, it needs to pay more attention on people's knowledge and creativity instead of ignoring those indigenous people, they can make difference to the world too!!