He was a builder in the Ming Dynasty. Born in the first year of Ming Huizong Zhu Yunwen Jianwen, died in the 12th year of Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen Chenghua. The hereditary craftsman, Kuaixiang's father Kuaifu, with superb skills, was selected by the Ming Dynasty to join the Beijing Division, and became the "carpenter head" in charge of the construction of the palace. Kuaixiang learned art with his father since he was a child, and after Kuaifu returned to his hometown, his son has become famous in carpentry skills and construction design, and inherited his father's business, serving as the "carpentry chief", and later serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Works. He has participated in or presided over a number of major royal projects, and served as the left waiter of the Ministry of Works in the seventh year of Jingtai (1456). He was responsible for the construction of the main projects of the Beijing Imperial Palace (1417), the three palaces in front of the Imperial Palace, the Changling Tomb (1413), the Xianling Tomb (1425), the Longfu Temple (1425), the Beijing Xiyuan (now Beihai, Zhonghai, Nanhai) Temple (1460), Yuling (1464) and so on.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like