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Chunghyeonseowonji(Site of Chunghyeonseowon) |
This is the site of what was Chunghyeonseowon,a private Confucian shrine academy where the memorial services for Yi Wonik, a noted statesman of Joseon (1392-1910),were held. Yi Wonik, whose pen name was Ori, passed the state civil service examination in 1569 and served in many public offices. At the time of the Japanese Invasions of 1592-98, he work as a border inspector and contributed greatly to recapturing Pyeongyang. He later led the nation to many victories as a commander extraordinary of all provinces. Yi was the prime minister during the reign of King Gwanghaegun (1608-23) and was sent into exile for opposing the king when he demoted his step mother Queen Inmokdaebi. He became a prime minister again after King Injo's coup defeat of 1623 and contributed greatly to the stabilzation of the political situation. Throughout his life Yi Wonik was much respected for his model conduct as a government official and for leading a frugal life. He was also a noted man of literature. Chunghyeonseowon was originally a shrine named Samhyeonsa which was built in 1658 to enshrine the memorial tablets of Gang Gamchan and Seo Gyeon, two outstanding officials of Goryeo (918-1392). It was made a Seowon in 1676 when King Sukjong renamed it Chunghyeonseowon and had the memorial tablet of Yi Wonik enshrined here.
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