Oksan Seowon, Gyeongju

Oksanseowon Confucian Academy
UNESCO World Heritage site
Location Oksan-ri, Angang-eup, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Part of "Yangdong Cluster: Oksanseowon Confucian Academy, Dongnakdang House" part of Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
Criteria Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference 1324-004
Inscription 2010 (34th Session)
Coordinates 36°0′43″N 129°9′49″E / 36.01194°N 129.16361°E / 36.01194; 129.16361Coordinates: 36°0′43″N 129°9′49″E / 36.01194°N 129.16361°E / 36.01194; 129.16361
Korean name
Hangul 옥산서원
Hanja 玉山書院
Revised Romanization Oksan Seowon
McCune–Reischauer Oksan Sŏwŏn
Location of Oksan Seowon, Gyeongju in South Korea

The Oksan Seowon is a seowon (a private educational institution in Korea which functioned as both an academy and a Confucian shrine)[1] located at Oksan-ri, Angang-eup in the city of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Seowon is a type of local academy during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). It was established by Yi Je-min, (李齊閔), the minister of Gyeongju and local Confucian scholars in 1572, the fifth year of King Seonjo's reign, to commemorate the scholarly achievement and virtue of Confucian scholar and politician Yi Eon-jeok (1491–1553).[2][3]

Hoejae Yeongjeok left office and built the main building as the main building in the stream of Oksan in Gyeongju's Angang-eup near Yangdong Village. For this reason, after Hoejae died, Oksan Seowon was built near Dokrakdang. Oksan Seowon is located in Seshimdae, and it means to wash one's mind with water falling from Yongchu and seek learning through nature.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Seowon, Confucian Academies of Korea.
  2. ↑ Martin Robinson, Ray Bartlett, Rob Whyte ( 2007) "Korea" Lonely Planet, ISBN 1-74104-558-4 pp.208-209
  3. ↑ (in Korean) 옥산서원 玉山書院 Nate / EncyKorea
  4. ↑ Oksan Seowon
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