Bianhyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo is a local Confucian school established by the state to hold memorial rites for Confucius and other sages and to provide education and moral instruction for local residents. Bianhyanggyo Local Confucian School was first built in 1398, the seventh year of King Taejo of Joseon, but was destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasions of 1592. It was rebuilt on its present site in 1610, the second year of King Gwanghaegun, and was subsequently repaired in 1898, 1924 and 1935. It is said that during the Japanese invasions a local resident named Son Bok hid the school's spirit tablets in a cave in the mountains, so that they survived undamaged. The buildings that survive today include Daeseongjeon, the shrine hall used for memorial rites, the Dongmu and Seomu side halls, Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall used for education, and Sammun, the main gate. Daeseongjeon enshrines the spirit tablets of Confucius, his disciples, and Korean sages. During the Joseon period the school received land, servants and books from the state to support its teaching, but today its educational function has ceased and only the memorial rites continue.

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Where it is

Region

Uiseong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료