Punggi Hyanggyo

About this place

Punggi Hyanggyo, which had stood eight ri west of the county, was moved to this site by Ju Se-bung in the 37th year of King Jungjong (1542), then moved back to its old location in the 18th year of King Sukjong (1692), and moved to its present location in the 11th year of King Yeongjo (1735). Among the surviving buildings are Myeongnyundang, the place of study; Gyojiksa, which managed the hyanggyo; Naesammun, the entrance gate to the shrine; the shrine Daeseongjeon; and the eastern and western mu (Dongmu and Seomu). The walls and window-doors of the Daeseongjeon and the east and west mu are especially unusual and have an antique elegance. During the Joseon period it received land, books, and servants from the state and taught students, but since the Gabo Reform (1894) it has only held ancestral rites. It preserves far more books than other hyanggyo and is a place of venerable history that provides many valuable materials for the study of this region's local history.