Do Dong Tomb

Do Dong Tomb is a shrine built in 1676, the second year of King Sukjong of Joseon, by An Ho, to honour An Hyang, the founding figure of Neo-Confucian learning (Zhuzi studies) in Korea, together with Zhu Xi of Song-dynasty China. An Hyang (1243–1306) was a distinguished official and scholar of the Goryeo period, the son of Bu, who held the office of Miljikbusa. He was born at Sangpyeong-ri, Jukgye, in Heungju — present-day Punggi, Yeongju. In 1260, the first year of King Wonjong, he passed the civil service examination and became a gyoseorang, an editorial official. In 1289, the fifteenth year of King Chungnyeol, he travelled to the Yuan dynasty, where he personally copied the writings of Zhu Xi and had a portrait of Zhu Xi painted to bring home. Portraits of Zhu Xi and An Hyang are enshrined inside the shrine, along with an incense burner and a wine cup both shaped like a dragon. Memorial rites are held every year in spring, on the fifteenth day of the third lunar month, and in autumn, on the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month.

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Where it is

Region

Gokseong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료