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The Legend of Lo Shu
Last updated at October 17, 2025 by Teachoo
Magic Squares in History and Culture
Class 7 (Ganita Prakash 1, 2 & old NCERT)
Chapter 6 Class 7 - Number Play - Ganita Prakash
- Numbers can Tell us Things, Supercells
- Parity
- Figure it out - Page 131
- Small Squares in Grids (Parity in Multiplication)
- Parity of Expressions
- Some Explorations in Grids
- Magic Square
- Figure it out - Page 136
- Generalising 3 × 3 Magic Square
- First ever 4 × 4 Magic Square
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Magic Squares in History and Culture
- Virahāṅka Fibonacci Numbers
- Digits in Disguise
- Figure it out - Page 143, 144
Transcript
The Legend of Lo Shu The first magic square ever recorded, the Lo Shu Square, dates back over 2000 years to ancient China. The legend tells of a catastrophic flood on the Lo River, during which the gods sent a turtle to save the people. The turtle carried a 3 × 3 grid on its back, with the numbers 1 to 9 arranged in a magical pattern.
