Yangcheonhyanggyo Local Confucian School Site

A hyanggyo is a local Confucian school established by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages, and to educate and edify the local populace. Yangcheonhyanggyo was first built in 1411, the eleventh year of King Taejong of Joseon, and was fully restored in 1981. The buildings that survive today are the Daeseongjeon, the shrine used for memorial rites; the Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall used for teaching; the Dongjae and Seojae, the students' dormitories; and the inner and outer three-bay gates. Inside the Daeseongjeon, spirit tablets are enshrined for Confucius at the centre, together with his disciples and sages of China and Korea. During the Joseon period the school received land, servants and books from the state to teach its students, but today its educational function has disappeared and only its memorial function remains. Yangcheonhyanggyo is the only hyanggyo in Seoul among the 234 hyanggyo nationwide.

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Where it is

Region

Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물