▁Category : C zech ▁ice ▁hockey ▁for wards <0x0A> </s> ▁Hom ap ola ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁Central ▁Province . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁towns ▁in ▁Central ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Department ▁of ▁Census ▁and ▁Statistics ▁- S ri ▁L anka ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Central ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁Ku ai ▁X i ang ▁( ; ▁ 1 3 9 8 – 1 4 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Chinese ▁architect ▁and ▁engineer ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁designer ▁of ▁the ▁For b idden ▁City ▁and ▁origin ator ▁of ▁the ▁X i ang sh an ▁Car pent ers . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁X uk ou ▁( X i ang sh an ), ▁Wu ▁County , ▁Su z hou ▁during ▁the ▁M ing ▁D ynast y . ▁When ▁the ▁Y ong le ▁Emperor ▁decided ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁capital ▁from ▁Nan j ing ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 7 , ▁Ku ai ▁X i ang ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁construct ▁the ▁For b idden ▁City ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Ku ai ▁X i ang ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁th irt ies ▁when ▁the ▁Emperor ▁commission ed ▁him ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁For b idden ▁City . ▁Ku ai ▁used ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Palace ▁in ▁Nan j ing ▁as ▁a ▁model . ▁He ▁included ▁features ▁of ▁pal aces ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁Tang ▁and ▁Song ▁dynast ies ▁into ▁his ▁design . ▁He ▁also ▁drew ▁from