Hamyang Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo is a local Confucian school built by the state to hold memorial rites for eminent Confucian scholars and to provide Confucian education and moral instruction to local residents. The exact date of its founding is unknown, but according to the "Myeongnyundang-gi" (Record of Myeongnyundang) by Deokgok Jo Seung-suk, it appears to have been established in 1398, the seventh year of King Taejo. The dongjae and seojae (east and west study halls) and the munru (gate tower), which burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592–98 (the Imjin War), were later repaired and have survived to the present. The existing buildings include Taegeungnu, the entrance gate; Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall, together with the dongjae and seojae; and Daeseongjeon, the shrine hall, together with the Dongmu and Seomu shrine annexes. The layout follows the typical hakjeon humyo form, with the lecture hall at the front and the shrine at the rear. During the Joseon period the school received land, books and slaves from the state to support the education of its students, but since the Gabo Reform of 1894 it has held only the memorial rites.

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Where it is

Region

Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산