Museong Seowon [UNESCO World Heritage]

Museongseowon Confucian Academy originated from the establishment of a Saengsadang (shrine) to honor Master Goun Choi Chi-won, who was appointed as Taesu of Taesan in Jeongeup in 886, at the end of the Silla period, and governed well for 8 years.
The seowon was built in 1615 and called Taesanseowon, and in 1696 (the 22nd year of King Sukjong's reign) it was granted the name Museongseowon. Museongseowon is highly valued as the center of Confucian scholar culture that edified the people with rites (ye) and music (ak). Unlike other seowon located in natural scenery, it is located within a village, and its characteristic is that residents have democratically participated in the preservation and operation of the seowon.
Museongseowon Confucian Academy is the only seowon in Jeonbuk Province that was not demolished despite the government's order to abolish seowons at the end of the 19th century, and it enshrines seven figures who spread Neo-Confucianism and encouraged learning in this region, including Master Goun Choi Chi-won and Master Buluheon Jeong Geuk-in, who wrote "Sangchungok."
In particular, Museongseowon Confucian Academy implemented the Gohyeondong Hyangyak, Korea's first hyangyak (local covenant), and when Japan's aggression became blatant following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, it was recognized for its importance as the historic site where the first righteous army in Honam was raised in 1906 under the leadership of Myeonam Choi Ik-hyeon in resistance.

(Source: Jeongeup City Culture and Tourism website)

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