Hoeinhyanggyo Local Confucian School, Boeun

A hyanggyo is a state-established educational institution built to hold memorial rites for eminent Confucian scholars and to provide Confucian education and moral instruction to local people. This one was built during the reign of King Sejong of Joseon (r. 1418–1450), but was burned down in the Japanese invasion of 1592, the 25th year of King Seonjo, after which it was merged with Boeun Hyanggyo; it was rebuilt in 1611, the third year of King Gwanghaegun, and has since been repaired on several occasions. The buildings that survive today include Daeseongjeon Hall, Myeongnyundang Hall and the inner three-bay gate. The complex follows the jeonhak-humyo layout, in which the study hall, Myeongnyundang, stands at the front and the shrine, Daeseongjeon, where the memorial rites are held, stands behind it. Daeseongjeon enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and of Confucian scholars from both China and Korea. Myeongnyundang, the hall where students gathered to study, is an unusual building in the form of a pavilion-gate with its entire ground floor left open. During the Joseon period it was supported by land, books and slaves granted by the state, but today its educational function has ceased and only its role in holding memorial rites remains. It holds a number of books valuable for the study of local history, including the Gyosaeng chogan and the Hyanggyo yugyean.

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Where it is

Region

Boeun, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산