Summer–9:00 am ~ 6:00 pm / Winter–9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Admission fee
Free
Parking
Free
Unesco
Listed as a Korean Confucian School by UNESCO in 2019
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Description
Category: Seowon (Confucian Academy)
Designation: Historical Site No. 260 (March 31, 1978)
Era : Joseon Dynasty
Area : Around 22,562m2
Located in Byeongsan-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, Byeongsan Seowon is a Confucian academy that enshrines Seo-ae Ryu Seongryong and his son Ryu Jin. A seowon was a private educational institution established by scholars from the mid-Joseon period, serving both as a place for study and for holding ancestral rites for virtuous figures. It also functioned as a local self-governing body. Byeongsan Seowon originated as Pungak Seodang, a village school in Pungsan-hyeon during the Goryeo Dynasty. When King Gongmin sought refuge in the area to escape the Red Turban Rebellion, he was moved by the dedication of the scholars and granted the school 800 durak of land. In 1572, Ryu Seongryong relocated the school to its present site. Although it was destroyed during the Japanese invasions (Imjin War), it was rebuilt in 1610 by his disciple Jeong Gyeongse and other scholars, who constructed the shrine Jondeoksa to honor Ryu's achievements and virtue. The name "Byeongsan Seowon" was officially bestowed in 1863, during the reign of King Cheoljong. It was one of only 47 Seowons that remained after the large-scale abolishment of Confucian academies initiated by Heungseon Daewongun in 1868.
Public transportation (City bus line 246)
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Opposite to Kyobo Life Insurance(Downtown → Hahoe Folk Village )
Andong Bus Terminal (Terminal → Hahoe Folk Village )
Chehwajeong
Andong Korean Paper Experiencing Hall
Byeongsanseowon Bus Stop (Via Hahoe Folk Village → Downtown)
Hahoe Folk Village Bus Stop (Hahoe Folk Village → Downtown)
386, Byeongsan-gil, Pungcheon-myeon, Andong-si
+82-54-858-5929
Summer–9:00 am ~ 6:00 pm / Winter–9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Free
Free
Listed as a Korean Confucian School by UNESCO in 2019
