List of seowon
This is a partial list of seowon. The seowon were Korean Confucian institutions which combined the roles of Confucian shrine and academy.
The seowon here are listed according to the province in which they were located.
Gyeonggi[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
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Chungnyeolsa | 충렬사 |
Ganghwado, Incheon | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Deokbong Seowon | 덕봉서원 |
, Anseong | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Ganghansa | 강한사 |
Yeoju | Song Si-yeol | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Gigongsa | 기공사 |
Goyang | Gwon Yul | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Hyeonjeolsa | 현절사 |
Gwangju | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Nogang Seowon | 노강서원 |
Gwacheon | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Pasan Seowon | 파산서원 |
Paju | Seong Hon | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Sachung Seowon | 사충서원 |
Gwacheon | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Simgok Seowon | 심곡서원 |
Yongin | Jo Gwang-jo | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Sungyang Seowon | 숭양서원 |
Kaesong | Jeong Mong-ju | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Ujeo Seowon | 우저서원 |
Gimpo | Jo Heon | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Yongyeon Seowon | 용연서원 |
Pocheon | Exempted in 1871 |
Chungcheong[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
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Changnyeolsa | 창렬사 |
, Buyeo | Exempted in 1871. | |||
충렬사 |
Chungju | Im Gyeong-eop | Exempted in 1871. | |||
Dunam Seowon | 둔암서원 |
Yeonsan-myeon, Nonsan | Exempted in 1871. | |||
Nogang Seowon | 노강서원 |
, Nonsan | Exempted in 1871. | |||
Pyochungsa | 표충사 |
Cheongju | Exempted in 1871. |
Jeolla[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
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Gyullim Seowon | 귤림서원 |
Jeju City | 1665 | 1871 by royal decree | Founded by | |
Jocheon Seowon | 조천서원 |
Jeju City | 1871 by royal decree | |||
Museong Seowon | 무성서원 武城書院 |
, Jeongeup | Choe Chi-won | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Piram Seowon | 필암서원 筆巖書院 |
Jangseong | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Pochungsa | 포충사 褒忠祠 |
Gwangju | Exempted in 1871 |
Gyeongsang[]
North Gyeongsang[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
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Byeongsan Seowon | 병산서원 屛山書院 |
Byeongsan-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong | Yu Seong-ryong | 1620 | Exempted in 1871 | [1] |
충렬사 |
Jinju | Kim Cheon-il | Exempted in 1871 | |||
충렬사 | Goseong | Yi Sun-sin | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Chungnyeolsa | 충렬사 | Dongnae-gu, Busan | Song Sang-hyeon | Exempted in 1871 | ||
도봉서원 | , Dalseong-gun, Daegu | Exempted in 1871 | ||||
동락서원 |
Jinmi-dong (373 Imsu-dong) Gumi | |||||
Dosan Seowon | 도산서원 陶山書院 |
, Andong | Yi Hwang | Exempted in 1871 | Depicted on the reverse of the South Korean 1,000 won bill from 1975 to 2007 | |
금오서원 | Seonsan-eup, Gumi | Gil Jae | Exempted in 1871 | |||
흥암서원 | Sangju | Song Jun-gil | Exempted in 1871 | |||
희연서원 |
258, Sinjeong-ri, Suryun-myen, Seongju County | |||||
임고서원 |
462-21, Yanghang-ri, Imgo-myeon, Yeongcheon | 1553 (명종 8) | ||||
자계서원 | Seowon-ri, Iseo-myeon, Cheongdo County | 1518 | [2] | |||
남계서원 | Hamyang | Exempted in 1871 | ||||
옥동서원 | 546, Subong-ri, Modong-myeon, Sangju | Hwang Hui | 1518년(중종 13) | Exempted in 1871 | [3] | |
Oksan Seowon | 옥산서원 | Gyeongju | Yi Eon-jeok | Exempted in 1871 | ||
포충사 | Geochang | Exempted in 1871 | ||||
표충서원 | Miryang | Songun Yu Jeong | The only seowon inside a Buddhist temple. | |||
삼계서원 |
Samgye-ri, Bonghwa-eup, Bonghwa County | [4] | ||||
Seoak Seowon | 서악서원 | Gyeongju | Seol Chong | Exempted in 1871 | ||
신천서원 | 421-2, Wangsin-ri, Yeocheon-eup, Yecheon County | 1624 | <!closer--> | [5] | ||
Sosu Seowon | 소수서원 紹修書院 |
Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju | An Hyang | Exempted in 1871 | Considered the first seowon. | |
Yerim Seowon | 예림서원 禮林書院 |
Miryang | Kim Jong-jik | 1871 by royal decree. | ||
용계서원 |
303 Yongsan-ri, Jayang-myeon, Yeongcheon | 1684 (숙종 10) | [6] |
Gangwon[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changjeol Seowon | 창절서원 |
Yeongwol | Pak Paeng-nyeon | Exempted in 1871 | ||
Chungnyeol Seowon | 충렬서원 |
Kimhwa | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Pochungsa | 포충사 |
Cheorwon | Exempted in 1871 |
Hwanghae[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bongyang Seowon | 보양서원 |
Changyŏn | Exempted in 1871. | |||
Cheongseongmyo | 청성묘 |
Haeju | Bo Yi (伯夷) | Exempted in 1871. | Dedicated to a Chinese sage. | |
Munhoe Seowon | 문회서원 |
Paech'ŏn | Yi I | Exempted in 1871. | ||
Taesasa | 태사사 |
Sin Sung-gyeom | Exempted in 1871. |
Hamgyeong[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nodeok Seowon | Pukch'ŏng | Exempted in 1871. |
Pyeongan[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chungminsa | 충민사 忠愍祠 |
Anju | Exempted in 1871. | |||
Muyeolsa | 무열사 武烈祠 |
P'yŏngyang | Four including (石星), Li Rusong | Exempted in 1871, but closed later. | Dedicated to Chinese sages | |
Pyojeolsa | 표절사 表節祠 |
Chŏngju | Exempted in 1871 | |||
Samchungsa | 삼충사 三忠祠 |
P'yŏngwŏn | Zhuge Liang, Yue Fei, Wen Tianxiang | Exempted in 1871, but closed later. | Dedicated to Chinese sages. | |
Suchungsa | 수충사 酬忠祠 |
Ryŏngbyŏn | Songun Yu Jeong, Hyu Jeong | Exempted in 1871, but closed later. | Dedicated to Buddhist monks. |
Ulsan[]
Name | Hangul Hanja |
Location | Chief enshrined sage | Founding | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chisan Seowon | 치산 서원 岐山誓言 |
Manhwa-ri, Dudong-myeon Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City | Park Jae-sang | Exempted in 1871. | Park's wife Chisul-sinmo shrine is here, Chisan Seowon was built upon the site of the shrine during the Joseon Dynasty. |
References[]
- 새國史事典. Seoul: Kyohaksa. 1983.
See also[]
- Education in the Joseon Dynasty
- Korean Confucianism
- Seowon
References[]
- ^ (in Korean) 병산서원 屛山書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean) 자계서원 紫溪書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean) 옥동서원 玉洞書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean) [] Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean) 신천서원 新川書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean) 용계서원 龍溪書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
External links[]
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