Yeonan Lower (1892nyeon)

In his Taengniji, Yi Jung-hwan wrote the phrase meaning "half of Joseon's talented people were born in the Yeongnam region." Jinju in particular produced so many notable figures that the Kang, Ha, and Jeong clans all trace their ancestral seat there, and the compiling of biographical registers flourished in the area. These included the Yeongye-an and the Hyangan. The Yeongye-an was a register recording the names of Jinju natives who had passed the state civil service examination, while the Hyangan listed the names of local scholars renowned for learning and virtuous conduct. Descendants of ancestors listed in the Hyangan and Yeongye-an during the Joseon period built Yeongyejae in Okbong-dong, Jinju, to safeguard these registers, which they regarded as a great honour. The descendants also held gatherings at Yeongyejae, where they deliberated on major and minor communal affairs and offered counsel to the local magistrate when consulted. This material is valued as an important source for examining the standing of the influential clans that shaped Jinju during the Joseon period and the shifting balance of power among them, and it was designated as heritage in 2005. It was originally kept at Yeongyejae in Okbong-dong, Jinju, but owing to the high risk of theft it has been entrusted since July 2005 to Muncheongak, the old-book repository of Gyeongsang National University Library.

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Where it is

Region

Jinju, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산