Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy Daegu

Established in 1398(7th year of King Taejo¡¯s rule during the Joseon Dynasty) at Gyo-dong, Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu was an academy for Confucian philosophy. In 1592, it was entirely burnt down during the Japanese Invasion and in 1599, it was rebuilt near Dalseong Park and in 1605, it was moved back to the Gyo-dong area. In 1932, it was settled down to its present location. Every year during spring and autumn, Confucians in the Gyeongsangnam-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do provinces arranged memorial services honoring Confucius. The Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu has old school buildings bounded by beautiful gardens. At present, lectures on old Chinese characters and traditional Korean manners and etiquette are organized at this space and on weekends and holidays traditional Korean wedding ceremonies are organized at this beautiful garden. The Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu comprises Daeseongjeon Hall, which is a single-story building with a multi-cluster bracketed structure and a gabled roof. In this Hall, ancestral tablets are preserved and an ancestral memorial service is organized every year and this Hall is designated as Cultural Properties Materials No. 1 (Daegu). The Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu also comprises Myeongnyundang, which was used as a classroom.

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Opening hours
Everyday from 9am to 6pm
Time required: 60 minutes
There is no admission charges are needed to enter at Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu

Getting to Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu
Situated in a 500-meter distance from KB Kookmin Bank at Nammun Negeori (Jct) in the direction of Bongsan Yukgeori (Jct). It takes ten minutes from Daegu city on foot. City Bus No. 301, 303, 401, 427, 439, 524, 613, 646, 730, 929, 402, 704.

Location Details of Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu
Address: 735-4 Namsan-dong
Jung-gu
Daegu
South Korea
Contact Details of Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian Academy, Daegu
Phone: 053-422-8700
Website: http://www.hyanggyo.or.kr
E-mail: hg@hyanggyo.or.kr