Biinhyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo is a local educational institution established by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages and to educate and edify local people. The exact date of Biinhyanggyo's founding is not known, but it is said to have been built in the early Joseon period, when hyanggyo schools were established nationwide. It is presumed to have been rebuilt and repaired several times afterward, though no records survive to confirm this. The buildings are arranged, from front to back, as the outer three-bay gate (oesammun); Myeongnyundang, the hall where learning took place; the inner three-bay gate (naesammun); and Daeseongjeon, the hall where rites are held. The Daeseongjeon measures three bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a gabled (matbae) roof that, seen from the side, forms the shape of the character 人 (person). The Myeongnyundang measures five bays across the front and two bays along the side, and is finished with a hipped-and-gabled (paljak) roof that, seen from the side, forms the shape of the character 八 (eight).

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Where it is

Region

Seocheon, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물