Daeseongjeon Shrine of Yeongcheonhyanggyo Local Confucian School

Yeongcheonhyanggyo is a local state-run educational institution where rites were performed in honour of ancient sages and scholars pursued their studies. The Daeseongjeon, the central building of the ritual precinct, enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and various other sages. It was first built in 1435, the 17th year of King Sejong of Joseon, and repaired in 1513, the 8th year of King Jungjong, by the county magistrate Kim Heum-jo; the present building has since been rebuilt and repaired on several further occasions. 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 (person) when viewed from the side. Hinged doors are fitted in the central bay and the two flanking bays, their upper sections decorated with lattice in the shape of the character 井 (well). Unlike the usual Daeseongjeon design, in which one side bay is left open to form a corridor, this building is unusual in having all three side bays enclosed as interior space. Inside, one altar is placed at the rear of the central bay and two on each side, and the ceiling is an open "yeondeung" ceiling that exposes the rafters.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물