Giyangseodang

About this place

This is a place where the memorial tablets of Master Yu Bok-gi (1555–1617), known by the pen name Gibong, and Master Yu Ui-son (1398–1450), known by the pen name Hoeheon, are enshrined and rites are performed. It was originally built as a study hall (seodang) for the literary education of their descendants, but the descendants later turned it into an academy. The present building was moved to its current location in 1988 because of the construction of the Imha Dam. Master Yu Ui-son was a scholar of the early Joseon period who held various offices and is said to have excelled in writing, while Master Yu Bok-gi was a scholar of the mid-Joseon period who also served as a righteous-army commander during the Japanese invasions (Imjin War). The shrine, Chuwonsa, measures 3 bays across the front and 2 bays on the side, and has a gable roof whose roofline, seen from the side, resembles the shape of the Chinese character for 'person' (人). The lecture-hall building, Yeongnakdang, measures 5 bays across the front and 2 bays on the side, and was built with a hip-and-gable roof whose roofline, seen from the side, resembles the shape of the character for 'eight' (八). Situated in a scenic location, this building is also the central place of the Jeonju Yu family.