The Nokdong Seowon in Urok-ri, Gachang-myeon,
Daegu
Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea.
It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...
,
South-Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
was erected in 1789 to worship the memory of
Kim Chung-seon
Kim Chung-seon (1571–1642), birth name and often known by his pen name Mohadang, was a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion.
After his defection, Kim served in the Joseon army, contributing to Korean victories ...
(1571–1642), a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion (1592–1598). This
seowon
Seowon () were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the mid- to late Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a preparatory school. In educational terms, the seowon w ...
was abolished in 1864 as part of the regent
Daewon-gun
Heungseon Daewongun (흥선대원군, 興宣大院君, 21 December 1820 – 22 February 1898; ), also known as the Daewongun (대원군, 大院君), Guktaegong (국태공, 國太公, "The Great Archduke") or formally Internal King Heungseon Heon ...
's general campaign against the seowons, but was reestablished in 1914 under
the Japanese colonial regime. The Nokdong Seowon remains as a popular destination for Japanese tourists in Daegu.
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