Daegu Local Confucian School Daeseongjeon Hall

A hyanggyo was a state-established local educational institution that both enshrined the spirit tablets of Confucian sages, holding memorial rites for them, and provided instruction to students. Daegu Local Confucian School was first built in 1398, the seventh year of King Taejo of Joseon, but was burnt down during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598. It was rebuilt near Dalseong Fortress in 1599, the 32nd year of King Seonjo, then moved to Gyo-dong in 1605, the 38th year of King Seonjo, before being relocated to its present site in 1932. The buildings that survive today include the Daeseongjeon Hall, the Myeongnyundang Hall, the East and West Dormitories, the Confucian shrine gate and the main gate. On entering Daegu Local Confucian School, one finds the Myeongnyundang, the educational space, along with the East and West Dormitories where students once boarded; passing through the inner gate to the rear section reveals the Daeseongjeon, the ritual space. The Daeseongjeon enshrines the spirit tablets of eighteen Confucian sages of China and Korea, and measures three bays across the front and three bays along the side. Seen from the side, the roof is a gabled roof shaped like the character 人 (person). The bracket sets that decorate and support the roof eaves are built in the dapo style, placed both above the columns and between them. In the Joseon period, the state provided land, slaves and books to support the students' education, but today the educational function has disappeared, leaving only the ritual function. Daegu Local Confucian School's Daeseongjeon is the sole surviving central hall of a hyanggyo in the city of Daegu, a building that carries throughout an air of solemn yet refined beauty.

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Jung-gu, Daegu

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료