Sancheong Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo is a local Confucian school, an educational institution established by the state to hold memorial rites for eminent Confucian scholars and to provide Confucian education and moral guidance to the people of the region. This school was first built in 1440, the 22nd year of King Sejong of Joseon; after being burned down several times in wars, it was rebuilt on its original site here in 1755, the 31st year of King Yeongjo, and has since undergone repeated repairs. The buildings follow the jeonhak-humyo layout, with study facilities at the front and a shrine at the rear: the Myeongnyundang lecture hall and the Dongjae and Seojae dormitories stand at the front, while the Naesammun, the gate leading to the shrine, and the Daeseongjeon shrine hall stand behind them. An unusual feature is that the steps of the Naesammun form an L-shape rather than a straight line, and the Daeseongjeon behind the Myeongnyundang is set at a slight angle rather than in direct alignment with it. During the Joseon period the school received land, books and slaves from the state and used them to support the teaching of students, but since the Gabo Reforms of 1894 it has held only the memorial rites. It preserves a range of ritual implements, wine cups, scholars' robes and other artefacts, making it a historic site that offers valuable insight into the way of life of the period.

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Where it is

Region

Sancheong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산