Historic Site Related to Yi I, Paju

Yi I, a Confucian scholar and statesman of mid-Joseon, built on the scholarship of Yi Hwang to lay the foundations of a distinctively Joseon school of Neo-Confucianism, setting it apart from Chinese Neo-Confucianism, and left a profound mark on the intellectual history of Korea. Historic Site Related to Yi I, Paju brings together in one place Jaunseowon, a Confucian academy enshrining Yi I (also known by his pen name, Yulgok), and the family burial ground that includes the graves of Yi I and his mother, Sin Saimdang. It represents the foremost site associated with Yi I, and its value lies in the way that cultural heritage originating from a single figure is concentrated in one place.

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Where it is

Region

Paju, Gyeonggi

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Historic Site · 사적