Yerim Seowon
| Yerim Seowon | |
 View across the outer courtyard of Yerim Seowon. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 예림서원 |
| Hanja | 禮林書院 |
| Revised Romanization | Yerim seowon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yerim sŏwŏn |
Yerim Seowon is a former seowon in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do. It is located in on the slopes of , in the valley of the Miryang River.
The Yerim Seowon was built in 1567 by to enshrine Kim Jong-jik, a Confucian scholar and politician who was native to Miryang. At that time it bore the name "Deokseong Seowon." Destroyed during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea in the 1590s, it was rebuilt in 1606. In 1669 it received a royal warrant.
The seowon, like most of those across Korea, was closed by order of the regent Daewon-gun in 1871. However, beginning in 1874 local scholars once again began to gather there, although it no longer served as a school. It continues in use as a shrine today, and was designated a tangible cultural treasure of Gyeongsangnam-do in 1974.
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- Seowon
- Miryang
- Buildings and structures in South Gyeongsang Province