Daeseongjeon Hall of Pyeonghaehyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo is a local educational institution established by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages and to educate and edify the local populace. Pyeonghaehyanggyo was first built below Banwolsan Mountain in 1357, the sixth year of King Gongmin of Goryeo. It was moved to Songneung-dong during the reign of King Taejong of Joseon (r. 1400–1418), and then relocated again to its present site in 1612, the fourth year of King Gwanghaegun. The Daeseongjeon Hall was repaired in 1470, the first year of King Seongjong, and again in 1976. The buildings surviving today are the Daeseongjeon Hall, the Dongmu and Seomu (the east and west shrine buildings), Myeongnyundang Hall, used for education, and Taehwaru Pavilion, a space for rest. Daeseongjeon Hall is where memorial rites are held for Confucius and other sages of China and Korea, whose spirit tablets are enshrined there. Its roof is a simple gabled roof that, seen from the side, takes the shape of the character 人 (person), giving it a plain composition, and it is unusual in that the wall surfaces between the front pillars are finished in a lattice pattern. During the Joseon dynasty, the state provided land, slaves and books to support the teaching of students here, but today the educational function has disappeared, leaving only the memorial rite.

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Uljin, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료