Jukgokjeongsa Temple, Boseong

Located on the southern slope of Jocheonbong Peak, Jukgokjeongsa is a historic seodang (private Confucian academy) where Ahn Gyu-yong (pen name Hoebong, 1873–1959) taught the Confucian classics and the principles of Neo-Confucian scholarship to many students under the harsh conditions of Japanese colonial rule. Hoebong's clan seat was Juksan and his courtesy name was Gyeongsam; he was a tenth-generation descendant of Ahn Bang-jun (pen name Eunbong) and a disciple of Song Byeong-seon (pen name Yeonjae). As the colonial authorities tightened their educational policies, Hoebong bought and repaired a house built around 1860 and, in 1921, named it Jukgokjeongsa. To safeguard the Confucian tradition and train the next generation of scholars, he began teaching under a set of posted rules — a student roster, teaching regulations and a code of conduct — and produced around 200 disciples. He also had instructive texts such as the Hyangnye Happyeon, Jumun Jigyeol, Dongmong Suji and Ija Hakchik carved onto woodblocks and printed, to promote proper scholarship and etiquette. The present building was rebuilt in 1935. It still holds a wooden signboard reading 'Jukgokjeongsa' written by Yun Yong-gu, hanging couplet boards, and the Record of Jukgokjeongsa composed by Kim Yeong-han. It consists of five rooms and one central hall (daecheong); on either side of the hall, the eastern room is called Baekcheondang and the western room Yangjeongjae. In one corner of the courtyard lies a pond named Ilgamdang, and various flowers, trees and oddly shaped rocks combine to create a beautiful scene.

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Boseong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료