Goyang Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo was a public educational institution established in the provinces during the Joseon period, where memorial rites were held for Confucius and various sages and local people were educated. A hyanggyo consists of Daeseongjeon Hall, which enshrines Confucius; Dongmu and Seomu, the east and west shrines for former sages; Myeongnyundang Hall, the lecture hall for students; and Dongjae and Seojae, the east and west dormitories where they lodged. The date of Goyang Hyanggyo's construction is unknown, but it is said that after being built it burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592, was rebuilt in 1595, and was moved to its present site by royal order in 1689. Myeongnyundang Hall, Jeonsacheong Hall and the outer three-bay gate, which burned down during the Korean War, were newly built in 1984, and the other buildings have been repaired on several occasions. Goyang Hyanggyo is laid out on two terraced levels following the sloping terrain: Myeongnyundang Hall and the Dongjae and Seojae dormitories stand at the front, while Daeseongjeon Hall, Dongmu and Seomu, and Jeonsacheong Hall stand at the rear. Daeseongjeon Hall measures three bays across the front and two bays to the side, with a gabled roof that forms the shape of the character 人 (person) when seen from the side. Jeonsacheong Hall stands behind Seomu and appears to be the oldest of the surviving buildings. Myeongnyundang Hall measures five bays across the front and two bays to the side, with a hipped-and-gabled roof that forms the shape of the character 八 (eight) when seen from the side. In the Joseon period the hyanggyo received land, slaves and books from the state in order to teach students, but today its educational function has disappeared and only its ritual function remains.

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Where it is

Region

Goyang, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료