Sunheung is a township administered as part of the municipality of Yeongju in North Gyeongsang , South Korea . The present local government administers an area of 54.35 square kilometers (20.98 sq mi).
6-720: Located in Sunheung is Sosu Seowon , a Neo-Confucian Academy built in the 16th century and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Sunheung is an anglicization of the McCune–Reischauer romanization Sunhŭng . Its official romanization in South Korea is Sunheung . In 19th century sources, Sunheung appears as Sioun-heng-fu , from a French transcription of the Korean placename and the Chinese pronunciation of its status as
12-547: Is designated as National Treasure of South Korea No.55 In 1542, during the 37th year of King Jungjong 's reign (1506–44) of the Joseon period, the magistrate of Punggi County and Confucian scholar, Ju Se-bung, built Baekundong Seowon, renamed to Sosu Seowon in 1550, to honor the peaceful times of Goryeo. Also in 1550, during the reign of King Myeongjong of the Joseon Dynasty, Toegye Yi Hwang established Sosu Seowon as
18-650: The first legislated private institute of Korea. During the Joseon era (1392–1910), Korean Buddhism suffered heavy persecution. Many temples were closed and the buildings repurposed. Sosu Seowon originally had been a Buddhist temple and then became a private academy. On the right of the Sosu Seowon entrance is the Okgyesu, a stream of the Nakdong River coming from Mt. Sobaek. Inside Sosu Seowon's auditorium
24-413: The seat of a district or commandery . Although the name literally means "Adhering to", "Obeying", or "Following Prosperity" or "Success", Sunheung is also bongwan of a Korean clan in the area which included the influential Korean Confucianist An Hyang . Under the late Joseon dynasty , Sunheung was a district capital overseeing the plains and hinterland around Mount Taebaek . Its mountains were
30-507: The site of Korea's first foreign mining concern , a silver mine whose permit was revoked by the royal court in Seoul after a few months of operation in the early 1850s. 36°54′52″N 128°34′33″E / 36.91437°N 128.57590°E / 36.91437; 128.57590 Sosu Seowon Sosu Seowon is the oldest seowon , private Neo-Confucian academy in Korea which
36-635: Was established during the Joseon period. It was found at the entrance of Suksusa Temple, in Sunheung-myeon , Yeongju City , North Gyeongsang Province South Korea. Sosu Seowon was founded by Ju Sebung [ ko ] ( 주세붕 ; 周世鵬 1495–1554), who was serving as magistrate of Pungseong county. Sosu Seowon was one of 47 seowons that survived from the Seowon Abolishment by Heungseon Daewongun Regent in 1871. It has been well preserved retaining most of its old structures and
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