Yangseonghyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo was a public educational institution established in the provinces during the Joseon dynasty, where memorial rites were held for Confucius, the scholar of China's Spring and Autumn period, and for various sages, and where local people were educated. A hyanggyo is made up of the Daeseongjeon hall, which enshrines Confucius; the Dongmu and Seomu, shrines to former sages; the Myeongnyundang, the hall where students studied; and the Dongjae and Seojae, the dormitories where they lodged. Yangseonghyanggyo was first built in 1533 and rebuilt in 1774, and has since been repaired on several occasions to take on its present form. The Myeongnyundang, the educational space, stands at the front, with the Daeseongjeon, the ritual space, behind it. There are also inner and outer three-bay gates serving as entrances. The Daeseongjeon measures three bays across the front and three bays to the side, with a gabled roof that, seen from the side, takes the shape of the character 人 (person). The Myeongnyundang measures five bays across the front and two bays to the side: the central three bays have wooden floors, while the two bays at either side are ondol-heated rooms. Unlike the Daeseongjeon, its roof is a hipped-and-gabled roof, which seen from the side takes the shape of the character 八 (eight). During the Joseon dynasty the state supplied land, slaves and books to support the teaching of students there, but today the educational function has disappeared and only the ritual function remains. Yangseonghyanggyo shows the small-scale form taken by a hyanggyo in the late Joseon period, equipped with only a Daeseongjeon and a Myeongnyundang.

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Anseong, Gyeonggi

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료