Yerim Seowon is a former

seowon () were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a Confucian school. In educational terms, the were primarily occupied wit ...

Miryang Miryang () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the sout ...

Gyeongsangnam-do South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that ...

. It is located in Bubuk-myeon on the slopes of Jongnamsan, in the valley of the

Miryang River The Miryang River () is a tributary of the Nakdong River which flows through Miryang. It rises in Ulsan, on the slopes of Gohyeonsan, and flows for 101.5 kilometers before joining the Nakdong in Miryang's Samnangjin-eup. Its narrower upper reache ...

. The Yerim Seowon was built in 1567 by Yi Do-u to enshrine

Kim Chong-jik Kim Chong-jik (; June 1431 – August 19, 1492), often known by his art name Chŏmp'ilchae (), was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon dynasty. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang Province, to a ''yangban'' family of th ...

, a Confucian scholar and politician who was native to Miryang. At that time it bore the name "Deokseong Seowon." Destroyed during

Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea The Imjin War () was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War (). The conflict ended in 159 ...

in the 1590s, it was rebuilt in 1606. in 1634 it was relocated to its current location in Miryang-sa. The seowon, like most of those across Korea, was demolished by order of the regent

Daewon-gun Heungseon Daewongun (; 24 January 1821 – 22 February 1898) was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s. Until his death, he was a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. He was also ca ...

in 1868 (1871). However, beginning in 1874, local scholars once again began to gather there, although it no longer served as a school. It continues in use as a shrine today, and was designated a tangible cultural treasure of

in 1974.

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Asian Historical Architecture: Yerim Seowon
Seowon Miryang Buildings and structures in South Gyeongsang Province