Okgyeseowon Confucian Academy

This is a seowon, a Confucian academy, dedicated to the memory of Jeong Ji-nyeon (pen name Nosongjeong) of the Gyeongju Jeong clan, together with Jeong Seung-bok (pen name Okgye), his son Jeong Sa-jun (pen name Seongeun), Jeong Sa-hoeng (pen name Maeheon), and grandsons Jeong So-bin and Jeong So-seon, whose spirit tablets are enshrined here and to whom memorial rites are performed. Jeong Ji-nyeon passed the civil service examination in 1438, the 20th year of King Sejong, and held office, but when Prince Suyang seized the throne from King Danjong, he resigned his post and devoted himself to the study of the Confucian classics. According to the Suncheonsokji, a supplementary gazetteer of Suncheon, this academy was founded in 1821, the 21st year of King Sunjo, at Jangcheon-ri south of the town wall. It was later demolished in 1868, the 5th year of Emperor Gojong, under the order of Heungseon Daewongun abolishing seowon throughout the country, and was rebuilt on its present site in 1953. Passing through the outer gate, Taehwamun, one finds Gyeongmojae directly ahead, the caretaker's quarters to the left, and the lecture hall, Okgyewon, to the right; behind these stand the inner gate, Sechungmun, and the shrine, Okgyesa. The shrine measures three kan across the front and one-and-a-half kan on the side; the front half-kan is left open with a narrow wooden veranda, and the interior has a well-pattern wooden floor. The lecture hall is a building of three kan across the front and one-and-a-half kan on the side, with a veranda along the front; its centre bay serves as an open wooden-floored hall, while the bays on either side are fitted with underfloor heating.

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Where it is

Region

Suncheon, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료