Hyoamseowon Confucian Academy

Hyoamseowon Confucian Academy was built to honour Kang Eung-jeong, together with Yang Eung-chun, Kim Mun-gi, Kim Seong-hwi, Kim Pil-hae and Nam Jun. Kang Eung-jeong was a civil official and scholar of the early Joseon period. While a student at Seonggyungwan, the state Confucian academy, he drew up a village compact (hyangyak), and his filial devotion was so exemplary that a memorial gate honouring him as a filial son was erected. The academy was originally built at Duwol-ri to enshrine Kang Eung-jeong and was first called Galsansa. It burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598 (the Imjin War) and was rebuilt on its present site in 1713, the thirty-ninth year of King Sukjong, when it was renamed Hyoamseowon. Seo Ik, Yang Eung-chun, Kim Mun-gi, Kim Seong-hwi, Kim Pil-hae and Nam Jun were subsequently enshrined there as well, until 1867, the fourth year of Emperor Gojong, when Seo Ik's tablet was moved to Haengnimseowon. In 1868, the fifth year of Emperor Gojong, the academy was closed under Heungseon Daewongun's order abolishing Confucian academies, and its shrine building was restored in 1925. The shrine hall measures three kan across the front and two kan along the side. In front of the outer triple gate stands a memorial gate honouring Kang Eung-jeong, and the academy preserves a name-plaque written in King Seongjong's own hand.

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Nonsan, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료