Hunmongjae Hall Yuji

Hunmongjae was the hall where, in 1548, the third year of King Myeongjong of Joseon, the scholar Kim In-hu (pen name Haseo) moved to Jeomam-chon in his wife's hometown of Sunchang, built a thatched study, hung a plaque reading "Hunmong," and lectured there. Kim In-hu stayed at Hunmongjae for about two years, from 1548 until 1549, when he returned to Jangseong on the death of his father. Later, around 1680, Kim Si-seo, Kim In-hu's fifth-generation descendant, built Jayeondang Hall nearby, lived there, and rebuilt Hunmongjae to train younger scholars, but it fell into disrepair again. Around 1820, Kim In-hu's descendants rebuilt Hunmongjae in Jeomam village and established Eoamseowon Academy, enshrining the spirit tablets of Kim In-hu, Kim Si-seo, Jeong Cheol and Yi I, but this was later demolished under the Daewongun's order abolishing seowon academies. Hunmongjae was rebuilt during the Japanese colonial period but was destroyed by fire during the Korean War in 1951. In 2005, an excavation survey by Jeonju University Museum confirmed the remains of a building, presumed to be the site of Hunmongjae, 10–20 cm below the topsoil layer; the site has since been covered over again. Adjacent to the designated area stand Hunmongjae and its associated buildings, Jayeondang Hall, Yangjeonggwan Hall and Simyeonjeong Pavilion, and on the banks of the Churyeong stream to the east is a rock inscribed with the characters "Daehakam" (大學巖), with a legend that Song-gang Jeong Cheol studied the Great Learning (Daehak) from Kim In-hu at this spot.

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Where it is

Region

Sunchang, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료