Chuwondang Hall in Seunggok-ri, Sangju

This building was constructed in 1759 (the 35th year of King Yeongjo) and later repaired in 1945 and 1975. It comprises a shrine hall enshrining the ever-unremoved spirit tablet (bulcheonwi, granted to figures of exceptional merit so that their ancestral rites continue in perpetuity) of Jo Jeong, pen name Geomgan, together with a lecture hall, a ritual-preparation hall (jeonsacheong) and a caretaker's quarters (gojiksa). A distinctive feature of the shrine is a jeongnyoseok, a stone stand set up to hold pine-torch lights for night-time memorial rites. The lecture hall, moved to its present site in 1952, is well preserved in its overall form. Its style follows the raised-floor (gosangsik) construction typically used for jeongsa, scholars' retreats.

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Where it is

Region

Sangju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물