Hwanggangseowon Confucian Academy

This academy enshrines the spirit tablet of Yi Mun-jeong, a renowned scholar of the Goryeo period under King Gongmin, and holds memorial rites for him; 'Hwanggang' was Yi Mun-jeong's pen name. After retiring from office, Yi Mun-jeong taught Neo-Confucianism at Munhakdae, a terrace in Hyoja-dong, and trained many disciples and men of talent. Besides Yi Mun-jeong, the academy also enshrines the spirit tablets of Joseon-period Confucian scholars Yi Baek-yu, Yi Gyeong-dong, Yi Mok, Yi Deok-rin, Yu In-hong and Gang Hae-u. The academy originally stood at the foot of Gonjisan Mountain in Jeonju. It was demolished under the 1868 order, the fifth year of Emperor Gojong, abolishing Confucian academies, then moved to its present site and rebuilt in 1898, the second year of the Gwangmu era.

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Jeonju, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료