Deogwonseowon Confucian Academy, Hapcheon

Deogwonseowon enshrines three figures: Munmokgong Cha Po-on, who was named a Yeonjeo Susongongsin — a title awarded to subjects who accompanied the future king during his residence at the Yuan court — in the reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo (r. 1351–1374); Munjeolgong Cha Won-bu, one of the Seventy-two Worthies of Dumun-dong, the group of Goryeo loyalists who refused to serve the new Joseon dynasty; and Gangnyeolgong Cha Un-hyeok, who served as a vanguard commander during the Yi Si-ae Rebellion that broke out under King Sejo of Joseon (r. 1417–1468), died in battle, and was posthumously honoured as a Jeokgaegongsin, a title granted for merit in suppressing the rebellion. The academy was first built at Gung-dong, Seongtae-ri, in 1806, the sixth year of King Sunjo, but was voluntarily dismantled following the Regent Heungseon Daewongun's decree abolishing seowon academies. The present academy was rebuilt in 1960 by the local community of Confucian scholars. The main hall is five bays wide and two bays deep, with a hip-and-gable roof supported by cho-ikgong brackets, a simple single-tier wing-shaped bracket type. Memorial rites were formerly held twice a year, in the third and ninth lunar months, but since the restoration they have been held only in the third lunar month.

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Where it is

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Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료