Gyo-dong is a '' dong'' or neighborhood in the city of

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province,

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. It is one of the ''legal dong'' under the jurisdiction of its ''administrative dong'', Wolseong-dong. The name, Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area once had a ''

hyanggyo () were government-run provincial Confucian schools established during the Goryeo (918–1392), and Joseon (July 1392 – August 1910) periods in Korea. They were established to educate and train officials in Confucian ideals and the ethics of g ...

'', a government-managed Confucian academy, during the

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and Joseon dynasties. It belonged to Bunae-myeon, Gyeongju County (Gyeongju-gun) during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol, Gyochon or Gyori at the time.교동 Gyo-dong 校洞
(in Korean)

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Dorurang Mountain ('' Dorurangsan'') with a height of 95 meters, lies across Gyo-dong, and nearby neighborhoods, Inwang-dong, and Tap-dong. Cultural properties in Gyo-dong include not only tangible heritage such as

Gyeongju Hyanggyo The Gyeongju Hyanggyo is a hyanggyo or government-run provincial school during the Goryeo and Joseon periods, which is located the neighborhood of Gyo-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.(in Korean경주향교 慶州鄕校 (Gyeo ...

(Gyeognju Confucian Academy), Choe Sik's house, Gyeongju Samuso (Gyeongju's local council for government officers), and the Cheongwan temple site (''Cheongwansaji''), but also '' Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju'' (a rice wine), which has been designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property.

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Subdivisions of Gyeongju Neighborhoods of South Korea {{NorthGyeongsang-geo-stub ko:교동 (경주시)

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