[Gyeongbuk Seongju ] Hoeyeon Seowon (lecture hall) chung cheon Seodang village school/ Castle-surrounding Forest

I head for Gyeongbuk Sungju over the weekend for relax.

On the way go there, the heavy rain cranked up fall.

Fortunately, rain stopped when I got there.

Lucky me~

 

Gyeongbuk Seongju

Seongju County is located on the southwest region of North Kyungsang Province

It is in circular shape overall,

surrounded by harboring regions of Dalseong-gun and
Chilgok-gun of Daegu Metropolitan City from
the East, Kimcheon City and Geochang-gun,
South Kyungsan Province from the West, Goryeong-gun,
Hapcheon-gun and Geochang-gun of South Kyungsang Province from
the South,along with Kimcheon City and Chilgok-gun.

 Seongju is famous for chamoe fruit.

Chamoe is a new kind of chamoe from Seongju region,
created by fertilizing chamoe with the melon resulting
in fructose content that is over 15 percent.
It is the preferred kind among the consumers today.

Its sleek and clean exterior and color, along with sweet,

gentle crunch taste that melts in your mouth further enhances its freshness,
making it the finest summer fruit there is.

In addition, chamoe contains vitamin A and C, along with Calcium.

Hoeyeon Seowon (Lucture hall)

This Confucian Academy was established by a Confucian scholar Jeong Gu
(Hangang, 1543~1620) in 1583(16th year of King Seonjo reign).


It was built to raise men of talent and came to be called Hoeyeon Seowon in 1627,
the 5th year of King Injo reign.


Later, it was acknowledged by the court in 1690
(16th year of King Sukjong reign),
but was closed by Daewongun in 1868(5th yearof King Gojong reign),
and opened again by Sarims in 1984.


And Hyangchonsarim is enshrined in the spring and fall each year.


At Baekmaewon, front garden of Seowon,
there is a devotee monument, and in the exhibition hall,
there are many remains of Jeong Gu’s writings
and other woodblocks and relics.

 Turtle shape ancestral tablet.

The distance vista of Heoyeon seowon looks beautiful .

 This tree protects their village over 400 years, they believe.

 This is the main gate of Hoeyeon Seowon.

There will be full of Japanese apricot flower in the spring.

This tree has survived over 400years.

Hoeyeon seowon has 5 room at the front and 3 at the sides.

 Unfortunately those rooms are being renovated ad are closed to the public.

 It looks like a poem.

It looks like an amulet.

Somebody was let me know this meaning was that
when you have a good day you will sleep well too.

Soongmogak

 This place was for collecting historical stuff.
But it was all stolen.

This tree is a crape –myrtle. Gorgeous~

Cheongcheon seodang( local school )

Cheongcheon Seodang which is located in Daega-myeon,
Chilbong-ri was established in 1729(5th year King Yeongjo).
Simsan Kim Chang suk (1879-1962)
repaired the Seodang as part of a patriotic movement.

 Unfortunately I could not get in there.

The village was very quiet and I did not see many people.

Crape –myrtle tree makes this seowon looks better.

If you don’t have a car, this area looks like difficult to find.

Castle-surrounding Forest

Oh… It was raining again.

I just could take a look around for a moment.

Located in Seongju-eup Gyeongsan-ri,
woods outside the fortress is used as a resting place for district people.

(59 Large willows, aged 300~500)
This place was designated as a national monument in 6th April 1999(No. 403).

It is a historical, cultural, feng-shui, religious place and with local history,

this place is visited by 60 thousand people each year for rest, recreation and other purposes.

This tree is protected natural monument No.406 in 1999 years.|

 The tree type is large willows and aged 300~500 years.

It is also a simbol of the village’s spirits, history and culture.

I really wanted look around more but the rain did not stop.

I had no choice to get back.

I will look forward to coming next time..

Maybe fall season with my friend? I would love to come again!!