Seongsan Village School

Jeong Rae-yeong, who had held the rank of Tongjeongdaebu, built this sau, a shrine, and seosa, a lecture hall, in 1814, the 14th year of King Sunjo, to honour the memory of Jeong Geuk-hu (1577-1658). The shrine was closed down under the order to abolish seowon issued by Heungseon Daewongun, and only the seosa survives today; it has recently been renamed a seodang, or village school. Jeong Geuk-hu was a civil official of the mid-Joseon period who entered government service at nearly 60 years of age but soon resigned to devote himself to training younger scholars. His writings include the Munmyo Sahyangji, the Yeongnyeontonggo and the Seoakji. The school measures five bays across the front and two bays on the side, with a wooden floor at the centre and rooms on either side. The roof is a gabled roof, shaped like the Chinese character 人 when viewed from the side. The bracket work supporting the eaves is finished in the ikgong style, carved in the form of a bird's wing, and unusually for a surviving building it is worked in the samikgong style, with three members projecting outward. The building retains the techniques of the late Joseon period well, and the craftsmanship in assembling the roof and other elements is also excellent.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료