Gucheon Seowon (Hamyang)

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Located in Hyo-ri, Sudong-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gucheon Seowon was founded in 1701 (the 27th year of King Sukjong’s reign) and enshrined Chundang Park Maeng-ji (朴孟智), Namgye Pyo Yeon-mal (表沿沫), Illodang Yang Gwan (梁灌), Geumjae Kang Han (姜漢), Gujoram Yang Hui (梁喜), and Ugye Ha Maeng-bo (河孟寶). It was demolished in 1868 (the 5th year of King Gojong’s reign) under the Heungseon Daewongun’s decree abolishing private academies, but descendants formed an association called Bulmanggye and erected a stele at the historic site. In 1919 they built Gucheonjae (on the hill to the right of the present seowon) and held the jakheonrye ceremony every year, until the academy was restored in 1984 and has continued to the present. Ancestral rites are held every year on the second jeong day of the third lunar month.