Cheongju Local Confucian School

Cheongju Hyanggyo was a national school in the Cheongju region during the Joseon dynasty that enshrined the spirit tablets of eminent Confucian scholars, held memorial rites for them, and was responsible for educating and morally guiding the local populace. It is presumed to have been founded during the reign of King Taejo. In the 26th year of King Sejong (1444), when King Sejong visited Chojeong, he bestowed books upon Cheongju Hyanggyo, and in the 10th year of King Sejo (1464), when King Sejo visited Cheongju, he personally performed a memorial rite at the Munmyo, the Confucian shrine; it was regarded as the foremost hyanggyo of the three southern provinces of Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do. Later, in the 9th year of King Sukjong (1683), the county magistrate Yi Eon-gi moved it to its present site, and it has since undergone several rounds of repair. Six buildings survive today, including Daeseongjeon Hall, the space for memorial rites, and Myeongnyundang Hall, the space for education. During the Joseon dynasty it was maintained with land, slaves and books granted by the state, but after the Gabo Reform of 1894 its educational function ceased, leaving only its function as a place of memorial rites, which preserves its old appearance to this day.

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Where it is

Region

Cheongju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산