Daeseongjeon Jeonjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School Main Building

 Daeseongjeon Jeonjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School Main Building

Jeonjuhyanggyo is a local Confucian school that was established during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) and is designated Historic Treasure No. 379. This was a national education center during the Joseon period. The school was originally located at the Gyeonggijeon Shrine site, but was relocated in 1603. The mortuary tablets of seven Chinese Confucian scholars and 18 Korean scholars are enshrined in the main building of Daeseongjeon Hall.

Jeonjuhyanggyo is estimated to have been built in the 3rd year of King Gongmin of Goryeo (1354 A.D.). It was originally located in Pungnam-dong (north of Gyeonggijeon Shrine), and relocated to the current location, which is the east of Jeonju-bu Castle in 1603 (Seonjo 36). The relocation was made as they believed the original location contradicted the traditional customs that enjoined the placement of the Confucian shrine on the left and Sajikdan altar on the right, facing south from the office building.

The structure of Jeonjuhyanggyo is based on 'shrine in the front and lecture hall in the back'style that it has the altar in the front. Confucious and the Four Saints are enshrined in the center of Daeseongjeon, and the Ten Wise Confucius' Disciples and the Six Sages of Song Dynasty are placed on the left and right side, respectively. The Eastern and Western Buildings enshrine the Seven Sages of China and the Eighteen Sages of Korea. Behind Daeseongjeon, the academic area is located, where Myeongnyundang Lecture Hall is in the center, surrounded by the Eastern and Western Buildings on the left and right.

In the front gardens of Daeseongjeon and Myeongnyundang, placed two ginkgo trees in each garden, which are reportedly four hundred years old. Ginkgo tree is a symbolic object for Confucian School, as it is resistant to pests that the Confucian disciples should resemble the ginkgo trees to become a righteous person.