Yeosanhyanggyo Local Confucian School Daeseongjeon Hall

A hyanggyo was a local Confucian school founded by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages, and to educate and morally guide the people of the district. Yeosanhyanggyo was first built in 1403, the third year of King Taejong of Joseon, but was burnt down during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) and later rebuilt by local Confucian scholars. The Daeseongjeon Hall has a frontage of three and a half bays, with a gabled roof (matbae) that, seen from the side, resembles the character 人. Wind-break boards are fitted to the sides of the roof. Inside, spirit tablets of Confucius, his disciples, and Korea's own Confucian sages are enshrined. In the Joseon period the school received land, slaves and books from the state to teach its students, but today its educational role has lapsed, leaving only its function as a site for memorial rites.

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Iksan, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료