Hoeyeonseowon Confucian Academy

This is a seowon, a Confucian academy, built to commemorate the scholarship and virtuous conduct of Jeong Gu, whose pen name was Han-gang, and to provide Confucian education for local residents. It was built in 1627, the fifth year of King Injo of Joseon, on the site of Hoeyeon Chodang, a thatched study hall that his disciples had earlier built, and was named Hoeyeonseowon. Later, in 1690, the sixteenth year of King Sukjong, it received from the king the name "Hoeyeon" together with grants of land and servants. It is one of the leading academies among those still standing in Korea, and it houses the woodblocks for Simgyeongbalhwi, a collection of the scholar's writings, while its wooden signboard was written by the calligrapher Han Seok-bong. Buildings such as Daegyeongjae, Myeonguijae and Yanghyeoncheong once stood here, but Yanghyeoncheong was destroyed in 1868, the fifth year of Emperor Gojong, under Heungseon Daewongun's order abolishing the seowon academies. Memorial rites are still held here twice a year.

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Where it is

Region

Seongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산