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Imcheon Seowon, Andong

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Hangul
  
임천서원

Revised Romanization
  
Imcheon Seowon

Hanja
  
臨川書院

McCune–Reischauer
  
Imch'ŏn Sŏwŏn

Imcheon Seowon, Andong

The Imcheon Seowon is a seowon located in the neighborhood of Songhyeon-dong 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 1607, the 40th year of King Seonjo's reign, to commemorate the scholarly achievement and virtue of the Confucian scholar and politician Kim Seong-il (金誠一 1538-1593).

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Imcheon Seowon, Andong Wikipedia