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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| Coordinates | 35°49′39″N 129°11′19″E / 35.82763°N 129.18860°E |
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| Hangul | 서악서원 |
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| Hanja | 西岳書院 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoak Seowon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Soak Sŏwŏn |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (2009) Seoak Seowon Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Gyeongju U-Tourism Organization
- ^ (in Korean) 서악서원 西岳書院 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Nate / EncyKorea
External links
edit- (in Korean) 서악서원 at Cultural Heritage Administration