Uiseong Hyanggyo

Uiseonghyanggyo is said to have been built in the 3rd year of King Taejo's reign (1394) in the Joseon Dynasty, and was moved from the Asa Riverside to its current location by Lee Jong-jun, the head of the village during the reign of King Seongjong. Since then, there have been several renovations. According to the topography, Daeseongjeon, a space for ancestral rites, is placed on the left hill, and Myeongryundang, a space for study, is located in the back. It has a unique layout that is different from the general Confucian schools.
Daeseongjeon, the central building of Hyanggyo, is a place where the memorial tablets of Chinese and Korean saints are kept. It is a gable house with 5 rooms on the front and 2 rooms on the sides, and was built in the mid-Joseon Dynasty. Myeongryundang, the central building of the lecture space, is a late Joseon Dynasty building with 5 rooms on the front and 2 rooms on the sides, and the profile is shaped like the character 8 (八). Dongjae, the accommodation for Confucian scholars in front of Myeongnyundang, is a gable house with 4 rooms on the front and 2 rooms on the side. Gwangpungnu, a gatehouse, is a two-story house with 5 rooms on the front and 3 rooms on the sides, and the side of the roof is in the shape of the human character (人) with a gable roof. There is a railing on the second floor.
Nowadays, the educational function of Hyanggyo has disappeared, and ancestral rites are held twice in spring and fall.

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