Jeonguihyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo was a state-run educational institution that performed rites for Confucius and other sages, while also educating and instructing the local populace. Jeonguihyanggyo was first built outside the west gate of Jinsa-ri, the county seat, in the 5th year of King Sejong of Joseon (1423), and was relocated to its present site in the 15th year of King Heonjong (1849). Unlike most hyanggyo buildings, which face south, this school faces east, and it retains its Daeseongjeon shrine, Myeongnyundang lecture hall, east and west dormitories, and outer gate. The Daeseongjeon, which enshrines and holds rites for the spirit tablets of Confucian scholars from China and Korea, and the Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall used for study, stand side by side. During the Joseon period, the school received land, books and servants from the state, and a single instructor taught a quota of thirty students. After the Gabo Reform of 1894, its educational function ceased, leaving only its ceremonial role, and rites are still held there each spring and autumn.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산