Tiananmen, as we all know, is one of the symbols of China's capital. Tiananmen, formerly known as "Chengtian Gate", has the meaning of "Inheriting Heavenly Fortune" and "Being Ordained by Heaven", and is also the main gate of the Forbidden City. According to historical records, Tiananmen Was founded in the fifteenth year of Ming Yongle (1417) and changed to its current name in the eighth year of Qing Shunzhi (1651).
Tiananmen Is majestic as the gate of our country, and those who have been to Beijing will definitely have a vain trip not to go to Tiananmen Square to have a look. But you have to ask the people who have seen the designer of Tiananmen Square? It is estimated that many people can't say it.
This matter goes back to the Ming Dynasty, which means that in the fifteenth year of Yongle (1417), Ming Chengzu Zhu Di wanted to build a palace in Beijing, so he began to recruit skilled craftsmen around the world.
At this time, a young man under the age of 20 was also selected for this batch of craftsmen, he was Kuai Xiang.
Born in 1399 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, his father was a carpenter, very famous in the local area, and participated in the construction of the Forbidden City in Nanjing. Under the influence of such an environment since childhood, the intelligent Ku Xiang also gradually developed a strong interest in architectural design, especially proficient in architectural design and drawing.
After being recruited to Beijing, because of his high skills and high moral character, Ku Xiang was soon promoted to preside.
At that time, the building that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di wanted to build was the Chengtian Gate. Chengtianmen was the predecessor of Tiananmen Gate and the main gate of the Imperial City, and the design of this gate was entrusted to Ku Xiang. According to Zhu Di's request, He quickly came up with a set of design drawings for the main structure of Chengtianmen, and then delivered them for construction.
What is amazing is that after the construction is completed, the Chengtianmen Gate after the construction is completed, and it is no different from The blueprint of Ku Xiang. Zhu Dilong Yan Dayue, Pu Xiang was promoted to the rank of Left Shilang (正二品) of the Ministry of Works, and was given three generations, the second son of Yin. And it is precisely because of his ingenious technology that he has won the recognition of everyone, and people have praised Ku Xiang as KuLuban.
Subsequently, during His tenure, the harem building and palace reconstruction were carried out under the guidance of Ku Xiang. Therefore, the "Records of the Ming Xian Sect" has such a record: "All the halls of the loft, and even the cloister Quyu, with their hands on the map, are all called the ones who are willing to do it" and "All the hundred creations are auspicious and harmonious." It can be said that none of the decent buildings in the capital at that time were not involved by him.
Unfortunately, tomorrow in the first year of the Shun Dynasty, chengtianmen encountered a fire. After the reconstruction, the original archway style of Chengtianmen was changed to a palace style. At this point, Chengtianmen has basically possessed the style of Tiananmen.
Until 1644, the Qing Shunzhi Emperor entered the Central Plains, and the Chengtian Gate was seriously damaged in the war.
The following year, the Shunzhi Emperor ordered people to rebuild the Chengtianmen Gate, which took six years, but then the Chengtianmen Gate was officially renamed Tiananmen.
It can be said that Ku Xiang single-handedly laid the palace style of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In March of the seventeenth year of Ming Chenghua (1481), the master designer died of illness in Beijing at the age of 84.
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