Daeseongjeon Shrine of Gangneunghyanggyo Local Confucian School

Gangneunghyanggyo is a place where rites were held for the sages of old and scholars honed their learning; among local hyanggyo (Confucian schools), excluding Seonggyungwan itself, it is the largest in scale. It was founded in 1313, the fifth year of King Chungseon of Goryeo, by Kim Seung-in, who served as jonmusa (regional pacification commissioner) of Gangneung. It burned down in 1411, the eleventh year of King Taejong of Joseon, and two years later was rebuilt on the recommendation of Yi Maeng-sang, deputy magistrate of Gangneung Dohobu, undergoing repairs on several further occasions since. Daeseongjeon, the main building of the ritual precinct, was built in 1413, the thirteenth year of King Taejong, and enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and other Chinese sages. It measures five bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a gabled (matbae) roof that forms the shape of the character 人 when viewed from the side. The bracket structure supporting the weight of the roof, decorated yet simply assembled, sits only atop the columns, in the jusimpo style. The interior floor is paved with stone slabs, and the ceiling is finished as an exposed-frame (yeondeung) ceiling, leaving the structural timbers visible. It is a long-standing architectural heritage representing the ritual precinct of Gangneunghyanggyo, which produced many scholars and literati of this region.

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Visiting

Opening hours

Open 24 hr

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Parking

Available (Free)

Information

+82-33-640-4531

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Gangneung, Gangwon

Designation

Treasure · 보물