Yeongdeok Yeonghaehyanggyo Local Confucian School

A hyanggyo was a local public educational institution of the Joseon period. The central public institutions were Seonggyungwan (the National Confucian Academy) and the Sahak (the Four Schools of the capital), while local public education was the responsibility of the hyanggyo. Private education was provided by seowon (Confucian academies) and seodang (village schools, roughly equivalent to today's elementary schools), set up by individual clans or individuals to teach their descendants and the children of each village. Under this Joseon-period education system, the institutions relevant to education in the Yeongdeok region were the hyanggyo, seowon and seodang. History: The school is the successor to the Yeonghae-bu Sohak, a local school established in 1346 (the second year of King Chungmok of Goryeo) at the foot of Jakjisan Mountain. It was moved to its present site in 1529 (the twenty-fourth year of King Jungjong of Joseon), and has since reached its present form through numerous repairs and renovations. During the Japanese colonial period, following the 1914 reorganisation of local administration, it was merged into Yeongdeok Hyanggyo. Scale and structure: At the time of its establishment in Goryeo, the school consisted of Daeseongjeon Hall (the shrine to Confucius), the Dongmu and Seomu (east and west side halls), a gatehouse, and a surrounding wall. Taehwaru Pavilion was later built during the reign of King Seonjo of Joseon, and in 1706 (the forty-fifth year of King Sukjong) facilities including Gyeonggak (a scripture hall), Jeonsacheong (a hall for preparing ritual offerings), a kitchen, a storehouse, and servants' quarters were added. Today Daeseongjeon Hall, Myeongnyundang (the lecture hall), Taehwaru Pavilion, the Dongjae and Seojae dormitories, and a caretaker's house remain. Enshrinement and rites: Daeseongjeon Hall enshrined 21 spirit tablets — the Four Sages, the Ten Philosophers, and the Six Worthies of the Song dynasty — together with 18 sages of Korea. Today, excluding Confucius's Ten Philosophers, a reduced set (soseolwi) is enshrined, comprising 25 tablets in all: the Five Sages of China, two Song-dynasty worthies, and eighteen Korean sages. Seokjeon, the memorial rite for Confucius and the sages, is held each spring and autumn on the first sangjeongil (a day marked with the 'jeong' celestial stem) of the second and eighth lunar months.

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Yeongdeok, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료