Daeseongjeon Hall of Muju Local Confucian School

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. Muju Hyanggyo was first built north of its present location in 1398, the seventh year of King Taejo of Joseon. As damage from tigers grew severe, it was moved west of Hyangnosan Mountain in 1692, the 18th year of King Sukjong, but because the ground there was damp, it was moved again, sometime after 1834, the 34th year of King Sunjo, to its present site. The current hyanggyo buildings have since undergone several rounds of repair. The Daeseongjeon Hall enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius and of Chinese Confucian scholars, and memorial rites are held there; it measures three bays across the front and two bays along the side. The roof is built in the gable form, which viewed from the side resembles the shape of the character "人" (person). 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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Muju, Jeonbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료