Who designed the main entrance of Beijing?

He was an architect of the Ming Dynasty in China. Born in the first year of Mingwenjian, he died in the 12th year of Chenghua in Ming Xianzong. Wu County, Jiangsu Province (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) is a native of Yufan Village. Kuai Xiang's father, Kuaifu, a hereditary craftsman, was elected to the capital by the Ming Dynasty for his superb skills and became the "carpenter's head" in charge of building the palace.

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In the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 17), Ming Taizu Judy moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, recruiting craftsmen from all over the country, and went to Beijing to continue construction. Kuai Xiang, as an attendant of Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, went north in advance to participate in the architectural design of the palace. Because of Kuai Xiang's excellent design level, he was appointed as the designer of major palace projects. His first task was to design and organize the construction of Chengtianmen (now Tiananmen Square) as the main entrance to the palace.

This project was completed in the 19th year of Yongle (142 1) and managed by Kuai Xiang. Its tower shape is similar to that of today, but on a smaller scale. This is the earliest square in Tiananmen Square, formerly known as "Chengtianmen". After it was completed, it was praised by officials from the civil and military. Emperor Yongle was very happy and called him "Kuailuban".

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