Seoak Seowon

Seoak Seowon
Map showing the location of Seoak Seowon
Map showing the location of Seoak Seowon
Coordinates35°49′39″N 129°11′19″E / 35.82763°N 129.18860°E / 35.82763; 129.18860
Seoak Seowon
Hangul
서악서원
Hanja
西岳書院
Revised RomanizationSeoak Seowon
McCune–ReischauerSoak Sŏwŏn

The Seoak Seowon is a seowon located in the neighborhood of Seoak-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Seowon was a type of local academy during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). It was established by local Confucian scholars especially Yi Jeong (李楨 1578 - 1607) in 1651, the second year of King Hyojong's reign, to commemorate the virtue and scholarly achievements of scholar Seol Chong, and Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn and General Kim Yu-sin. The enshrined people played important roles in the unification of Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ (2009) Seoak Seowon Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Gyeongju U-Tourism Organization
  2. ^ (in Korean) 서악서원 西岳書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / EncyKorea