Kuai Xiang, who lived from 1398 to 1481 ... structure was completed by hundreds of thousands of laborers, the architects led by Kuai came to be known as the "Xiangshan group" , after his sleepy ...

One noted name among the Xiangshan carpenters is Kuai Xiang of the early Ming Dynasty ... the one and only example in ancient Chinese architecture, indicating it was the highest-level palatial ...

The image shows a view in 2014 of the Forbidden City, Beijing, a palace complex designed by the architect Kuai Xiang during the Ming dynasty. See Geng et al.

The Forbidden City's chief architect, Kuai Xiang, is actually painted on - he stands in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace. Image source, Nanjing Museum / Nomad Exhibit The Ming imperial court ...