Jangdae Seowon

About this place

Jangdae Seowon originated from a lecture hall that Sin Ji-je built to cultivate later scholars after he retired to the countryside in the 2nd year of Gwanghaegun (1610). It was promoted to Jangdae Seowon in the 28th year of King Sukjong (1702). The name "Jangdae" was coined by Jang Hyeon-gwang, then the magistrate of Uiseong, drawing from a passage in the "Xici Xia" commentary of the "Book of Changes": "The gentleman conceals his talent and capacity within himself, waiting for the right time to act." Jangdae Seowon is the place that Sin Ji-je built in 1610 to teach students, and Jang Hyeon-gwang, then the magistrate of Uiseong, named it "Jangdae." In the 2nd year of King Hyeonjong (1671), the shrine Gyeonghyeonsa was built next to the lecture hall, and Yi Min-seong was enshrined together with Sin Ji-je, and Kim Gwang-su and Sin Won-rok were additionally enshrined. It was promoted to a Confucian academy in the 28th year of King Sukjong (1702), and was demolished by order of the court in the 4th year of King Gojong (1868); a shrine was built in 1988, and a lecture hall in 1996. Among the items held here, within the grounds there are plaques such as Gyeonghyeonsa, Jangdae Seowon, and the Record of the Reconstruction of Jangdae Seowon. At Jangdae Seowon, memorial rites are held every year in the lower part of the second lunar month.