Namgoseowon Confucian Academy

This seowon, a Confucian academy, honours Yi Hang (pen name Iljae) and Kim Cheon-il (pen name Geonjae), along with Kim Jeom, Kim Bok-eok, Kim Seung-jeok and So San-bok. Yi Hang (1499–1576) was a civil official of the mid-Joseon period and a scholar deeply versed in Neo-Confucianism. Kim Cheon-il (1537–1593) was a commander who raised a righteous army and defeated Japanese forces during the Japanese invasions of 1592. This academy was built in 1577 (the tenth year of King Seonjo) to commemorate Yi Hang and Kim Cheon-il, and in 1685 (the eleventh year of King Sukjong) it received the name "Namgo" bestowed by the king, being elevated to the status of a royally chartered academy. It was later closed under the academy abolition decree of Heungseon Daewongun, but was rebuilt in 1899 (the third year of the Gwangmu era), at which time Kim Jeom, Kim Bok-eok and Kim Seung-jeok were additionally enshrined, and in 1913 the spirit tablet of So San-bok was newly installed. Within the academy grounds stand the shrine, the lecture hall Gangsujae, an inner three-bay gate and an outer three-bay gate. The shrine measures three kan across the front and two kan to the side, its roof built in the gabled form resembling the character "person" (人) when seen from the side. Inside, the spirit tablet of Yi Hang is enshrined at the centre, with the tablets of the others placed to either side; memorial rites are held here every year in the second and eighth lunar months. The lecture hall, Gangsujae, measures four kan across the front and three kan to the side, its roof in the hipped-and-gabled form resembling the character "eight" (八) when seen from the side. Its central two kan form the main hall, with rooms arranged to either side.

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Region

Jeongeup, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료