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Oksung Seowon in Oenam-myeon, Sangju-si, originated from Suyang Seodang, one of 18 seodangs founded by Sangju magistrate Sin Jam, and was elevated from a seodang to a seowon in 1631, becoming Oksung Seowon. A seowon is a private local educational institution of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, established to enshrine the spirit tablets of eminent Confucian scholars, conduct ancestral rites, and provide education and moral edification for local residents. Originally built at the foot of Suyangsan (Seosan) Mountain, it enshrined and held rites for Kim Deuk-bae, Sin Jam, Kim Beom, Yi Jeon, and Yi Jun, but in 1648, flooding caused Seosan to collapse and buried the seowon. It was later relocated slightly north in 1692, but in 1868, under Heungseon Daewongun's decree abolishing seowons, it was demolished that year, and a danso (altar site) was installed in its place where hyangsa rites continued to be held until it was restored in 1977. The grounds include Myeongnyundang, a lecture hall, and Gyeongdeoksa, a shrine, with hyangsa rites held every year in mid-Jeongwol (the second month of the lunar calendar).
- Hours
- Always open상시 개방
- Closed
- Open year-round연중무휴
- Parking
- Impossible불가능
- Contact
- Sangju City Hall Culture and Arts Division 054-537-7210상주시청 문화예술과 054-537-7210
Machine-translated from Korean. It may contain errors — the Korean original is kept next to short entries.