On the road to Confucianism
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Andong ?
The map of your stay "On the road to Confucianism"
Detail of the stay : On the road to Confucianism
How to get there - Andong
Visit of one of the most beautiful academies in Seoul
The National Academy Seonggyun-gwan (Munmyo) in the center of Seoul, an original place of official learning of Confucianism.
Ancestral Rituals
Jongmyo (always in Seoul), one of the few places where it is possible to attend, on the first Sunday in May, a Confucian ritual as practiced by the Korean kings.
Andong, high place of Confucianism
Steps: Andong
Andong, town around which many Confucian sites are located: Byeongsan Seowon, one of the country's finest Confucian academies, built in 1629; Dosan Seowon, a Confucian center of paramount importance since the sixteenth century, developed after the death of its founder Toegye, who adorns the 1,000 Korean wons; the tomb and village of Toegye; Sosu Seowon, this Confucian Academy is important in Korean history, as it was the first to receive royal authorization.
