Hangul 고산서원 Revised Romanization Gosan Seowon | Hanja 高山書院 McCune–Reischauer Kosan Sŏwŏn | |
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The Gosan Seowon is a seowon located in the village of Gwangeum-ri, Namhu-myeon of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Seowon is a type of local academy during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). It was first established by local Confucian scholars in 1789, the 13th year of King Jeongjo's reign, to commemorate the scholarly achievement and virtue of the Confucian scholar Yi Sang-jeong (李象靖 1711-1781).
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Gosan Seowon, Andong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA