Hwasan Village School

Hwasan Village School was built in the 2nd year of King Hyojong (1651) by Jang Gyeong-u, pen name Manhoedang (1581–1656), as a place to train younger scholars. Jang Gyeong-u was a mid-Joseon scholar who led a righteous army in Indong during the Jeongmyo War, the Manchu invasion of 1627, and devoted himself to educating the next generation, leaving behind writings such as the Yeoheon Munjip and the Manhoedang-jip. Hwasan Village School originally stood in Seonggok-ri, Seokjeok-eup, but on the advice of the local Confucian community it was relocated to Jung-ri, Seokjeok-eup, in the 6th year of King Heonjong (1840). At that time a new shrine building was erected to house the spirit tablets of past worthies, but this was dismantled in the 8th year of Emperor Gojong (1871) under Heungseon Daewongun's order abolishing private academies, leaving only the lecture hall and the adjoining Yangyecheong building standing. For the sake of proper upkeep, the school was later moved to its present site at Yeongnam University, in Gapje-dong, Gyeongsan-si, in 2009. The lecture hall measures five bays across the front and three bays along the side, with an open wooden-floored hall at the centre flanked by heated ondol rooms. The roof is a hip-and-gable (paljak) form, which seen from the side takes the shape of the Chinese character for "eight" (八). Its eaves form a gentle curve, showing the curved beauty characteristic of traditional Korean house roofs.

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Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료