A Journey to Goesan: Exploring Cheongan Hyanggyo and Samaso

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Must-Visit Places in Goesan-gun

Cheongan Hyanggyo and Samaso in Goesan

While leisurely strolling through Eupnae-ri, Cheongan-myeon, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, traditional wooden buildings catch the eye. Once the center of Confucian education in the region, it now holds important traces of the local education system during the Joseon Dynasty. This is Cheongan Hyanggyo and Samaso located in front of it.

First, I looked around Samaso. Usually, the door is closed, making it difficult to see inside, but fortunately, thanks to a staff member, I was able to go inside and look around during my visit.

Samaso was a space where those who passed the Saengwon and Jinsa exams during the Joseon Dynasty continued their studies in their hometowns and prepared for the civil service examination during the period when they did not study at Sungkyunkwan. Cheongan Samaso was first built in 1703 (the 29th year of King Sukjong) and was a place where about 50 successful candidates studied and discussed, providing a good glimpse into local education during the Joseon Dynasty.

Behind Samaso is a shrine. The names of 115 people, including Saengwon, Jinsa, and those who passed the literary examination, are engraved, and later scholars hold ancestral rites every spring and fall.

Cheongan Hyanggyo and Samaso are currently used as educational spaces where character education and various humanities programs are conducted for children and adolescents, making it a place where historical meaning and modern value coexist.

Passing through the Hongsalmun gate and moving towards Hyanggyo, Cheongan Hyanggyo, which was operated as a space for practicing local Confucian education and etiquette during the Joseon Dynasty, appears.

Hyanggyo was a public education institution established by the state, and had a structure in which Confucian scholars studied Confucianism and local leaders continued ancestral rites and educational activities. After being recognized for their grades and passing the Saengwon and Jinsa exams, they continued their studies at Samaso.

Entering Hyanggyo, Myeongnyundang appears after passing through the Oesam Gate. Myeongnyundang is a lecture hall first built in the early Joseon Dynasty, and after several renovations, Daeseongjeon, Naesam Gate, and Myeongnyundang were dismantled and repaired in 1979-1981, and Oesam Gate was newly built to take on its current appearance.

Inside Naesam Gate behind Myeongnyundang is Daeseongjeon, a Munmyo, where the memorial tablets of Confucius and other sages are enshrined and ancestral rites are held in spring and fall. You can see the typical Jeonhak-humyo building arrangement.

The experience of looking around Cheongan Hyanggyo and Samaso is not just about admiring old buildings. It is a precious time to directly feel the lives of Confucian scholars in the past and the cultural trends of the time, and to experience the spirit of the Joseon Dynasty that valued education and etiquette. This place, which still lives and breathes as a cultural and educational space in the region, has even more special meaning.

[How to get here]

Cheongan Hyanggyo, Goesan: 33-14, Cheongan-eupnae-ro 5-gil, Cheongan-myeon, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do

Source :https://blog.naver.com/goesan-gun/224094145050

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