Haman Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo was an educational institution built by the state to hold memorial rites for eminent Confucian scholars and to provide Confucian education and moral instruction for the local people. This school was founded during the reign of King Hyojong of Joseon (r. 1649–1659); it later burned down in the Korean War but was rebuilt and stands today. The buildings — the three-bay outer gate (oesammun); the lecture hall (Myeongnyundang) where students studied, together with its east and west dormitories; and the shrine (Daeseongjeon) with its east and west annexes (dongmu and Seomu) — stand in a single line, with the lecture hall at the front and the shrine at the rear, forming the typical 'lecture hall in front, shrine behind' (jeonhak-humyo) layout. An unusual feature is that the east and west annexes stand side by side flanking the shrine, which appears to be due to the constraints of the steeply sloping site. During the Joseon period the school received land, books and servants from the state to teach its students, but since the Gabo Reform of 1894 it has performed only the memorial rites.

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Where it is

Region

Haman, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산