Giyang Village School

Giyang Village School enshrines and makes offerings to the spirit tablets of Gibong Yu Bok-gi (1555–1617) and Hoeheon Yu Ui-son (1398–1450). It was originally built as a village school for the family's descendants to study, and was later converted by them into a seowon, a private Confucian academy. The present buildings were moved to this site in 1988 because of the construction of Imha Dam. Yu Ui-son was a scholar of the early Joseon period who held various official posts and was also renowned for his writing, while Yu Bok-gi was a scholar of the mid-Joseon period who served as a righteous army commander during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). The shrine, Chuwonsa, measures three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a gabled roof whose roofline, seen from the side, resembles the character for "person" (人). The lecture hall, Yeongnakdang, measures five bays across the front and two bays along the side, built with a hipped-and-gabled roof whose roofline resembles the character for "eight" (八). Set in a place of fine scenery, the school also serves as the centre of the Yu clan of Jeonju.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산