Sinnyeonghyanggyo Local Confucian School Daeseongjeon Hall

A hyanggyo is a local Confucian school established by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages and to educate and edify local people. The exact date Sinnyeonghyanggyo was first built is not known, but it burned down in 1592, the 25th year of King Seonjo of Joseon. It was rebuilt in 1615, the seventh year of King Gwanghaegun, at a site 500 m from its original location, and was then moved to its present site in 1686, the 12th year of King Sukjong. The Daeseongjeon Hall enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and of Confucian scholars from China and Korea, and memorial rites are held there. It is three bays wide across the front. Without dongmu and seomu, the separate east and west shrine buildings usually found at a hyanggyo, Korea's own sages are instead enshrined together within the Daeseongjeon Hall itself. During the Joseon period, the state provided land, slaves and books to support the teaching of students, but the school's educational function has since disappeared, leaving only its function of holding memorial rites.

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Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료