Jayangyeongdang Hall, Jecheon

This is where Yu Jung-gyo (1821–1893), a Neo-Confucian scholar of the late Joseon period, trained younger students. It was built as Changju Jeongsa in 1889, the 26th year of Emperor Gojong, then rebuilt by Confucian scholars in 1906 as Jayangyeongdang Hall. In 1895, the 32nd year of Emperor Gojong, it was also where Yu In-seok (1842–1915), a righteous army leader, gathered Confucian scholars from the eight provinces for secret meetings. Yu Jung-gyo was a disciple of Yi Hang-no and Kim Pyeong-muk, and under their influence he advocated wijeongcheoksa, the doctrine of upholding orthodox learning and rejecting heterodox ideas. Yu In-seok too had studied under Yi Hang-no, and as an adherent of wijeongcheoksa and a righteous army leader he led vigorous anti-Japanese resistance. Portraits of Zhu Xi, Song Si-yeol, Yi Hwaseo, Yu Jung-gyo, Yu In-seok and Yi Jik-sin are enshrined here, and memorial rites are held every spring and autumn. The building measures three kan across the front and two kan along the side, and its roof is a hipped-and-gabled (paljak) roof forming the shape of the character 八 (eight) when viewed from the side. The printing woodblocks of the Hwadong gangmok are preserved here today.

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Jecheon, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물