Cultural heritage in Goyang
five-thousand years history
Current story of Goyang
- Cultural heritage in Goyang
- five-thousand years history
- Current story of Goyang
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Cultural heritage encountered on the street | The road to China, Euiju Road
There are many of the cultural assets including Goyang Kawaji rice seed with 5020 years of history, Bukhansan Mountain with global reputation, and Seoreung and Seosamreung as global cultural heritrages. Here is an opportunity to see precious cultural assets that you have missed in the beautiful natural environment in Goyang.
2017-03-20
The oldest traditional education institution in Goyang, panoramic viewe of Goyanghyanggyo
Goyanghyanggyo is located at Hyanggyo village at Goyang-dong, Deokyang-gu, in Goyang-si near the foot of Daejasan Mountain that faces to Bukhansan Mountain. On the entrance of Hyanggyo, there is a Hongsalmun door. Behind it, there is a Uisam door. Passing through it, there are the lecture hall in the front and Myungryundang that was a classroom in the past. On the floor of Myungryundang, there are photos of people who served as 典敎 at Goyanghyanggyo in the past. To the left and right of Myungryundang, there are Dongjae and Seojae as a small building. They were used as a room for students to study in the past. However, they are used as a place for preserving clothes or other items. Hyanggyo has a function of education and rite.
Naesam door inside of Hyanggyo is the one that distinguishes them both. In front of Naesam door, there is a building, Daeseongjeon that serves five of the saints including Confucius. At Daeseongjeong, a huge festival called Seokjeondae Festival, is held every year for Buddha’s birthday. To the left and right of Daeseongjeon, there are Dongmu and Seomu that serve scholars and saints in Korea and some of the Confucian scholars from China. Behind the Seomu, there is a small Jeonsacheong building that preserves old utensils used in ancestral rites.
Goyanghyanggyo is the oldest traditional education institution in Goyang areas. It was called as Goyangmun tomb in 1398 and was relocated in 1428, and positioned in the current area in 165.
Parts that were lost during 6.25 Korean War were restored in the 1980s that many of the businesses are being proceeded according to Korean traditional courtesy such as traditional character education and Hyanggyo culture education.
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