Munmyo
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MunMyo is the Confucian compound that hosts DaeSeongJeon Shrine and SungGyunGwan Academy, founded in 1398, at the beginning of the Chosun Dynasty (1392). It is inside the main gate of the campus of the modern SungGyunGwan University. | ||
Dae
Seong Jeon, the shrine to Confucius and other Confucian paragons of learning
and virtue |
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Shin
Sam Mun, the front entrance to Dae Seong Jeon |
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A
Chinese Chestnut in spring. |
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Gingko
and Maple |
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The
gingko tree couple planted at MunMyo at the beginning of the Confucian
academy 600 years ago. |
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Myeong
Ryun Dang, the lecture hall for students studying for the national higher
civil service exam. Check out Variations on a Theme here. |
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Sungkyunkwan
University students are treated to this view every day in Autumn. |
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The
back gate of Sungkyunkwan University |
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The
colors here were not saturated during editing. |
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This
Gingko pair was planted in 1515. |
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A
traditional wedding, with Myeong Ryun Dang in the background and the Gingko
couple in the foreground. |
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