Attraction · Gyeongsangbuk-do
Sosuseowon Confucian Academy (영주 소수서원)
2740 Sobaek-ro, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
The nearest bus stop to Sosuseowon Confucian Academy (영주 소수서원) is Sosuseowon (소수서원) (about 177 m away). See the routes that stop there and live arrival times.
Nearest bus stops
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Sosuseowon (소수서원)about 177 m · 2 min walk · 3560395Live arrivals
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Seonbichon (선비촌)about 180 m · 2 min walk · 3560396Live arrivals
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Sosuseowon (소수서원)about 186 m · 2 min walk · 3560427Live arrivals
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Seonbichon (선비촌)about 191 m · 3 min walk · 3560426Live arrivals
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Seonbichon Ipgu (선비촌 입구)about 302 m · 4 min walk · 3561003Live arrivals
About this place
Sosuseowon Confucian Academy is situated at the foothills of Sobaeksan Mountain. Sosuseowon was the first to receive a royal charter as a private Confucian academy along with financial support and acknowledgement by the king. This academy was originally founded under the name Baegundongseowon in 1542 by a Confucian scholar Ju Se-bung, who was also the magistrate of Punggi County at the time. Baegundongseowon first started as an academic institution that enshrined a memorial tablet of An Hyang, a Confucian scholar whom Ju Se-bung had deep respect for. After Ju Se-bung left the county, Toegye Yi Hwang, a renowned Confician scholar, became his successor and made an official request to the king to be granted a royal charter. The request was well received, and the king renamed the institution to its current name, Sosuseowon.
Photo and description: Korea Tourism Organization (Type 1: attribution)