Mukgye Seowon

Mukgye Seowon
Korean name
Hangul	묵계서원
Hanja	默溪書院
Revised Romanization	Mukgye Seowon
McCune–Reischauer	Mukkye Sŏwŏn

Mukgye Seowon is a seowon located at Mukgye-ri, Giran-myeon of the Andong City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Seowon is a type of local academy during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). It was established by the local Confucian scholars in 1706, the 32nd year of King Sukjong's reign to commemorate the scholarly achievement and good dead of Kim Gye-haeng (金係行 1431–1517)^[1] and Ok Go (玉沽 1382–1436)^[2] both of which were civil ministers.^[3][4][5]

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See also

• Dosan Seowon
• Korean Confucianism

References

1. ^ (Korean) 김계행 金係行 Nate / EncyKorea
2. ^ (Korean) 옥고 玉沽 Nate / EncyKorea
3. ^ (Korean) 묵계서원 默溪書院 Nate / EncyKorea
4. ^ Andong Mukgye Jongtaek Culture Korea
5. ^ Seock Jae Yim, 2005Floral lattices, columns and pavilions: a study of Korean architec ture Ewha Womans University Press, ISBN 8973006258

External links

• (Korean) 묵계서원 at Korea Tourism Organization