Hapcheon-gun Holds Memorial Ceremony for Nammyung Jo Sik

Ceremony Honoring Teacher Nam Myeongjosik Held Image Source=Hapcheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 22nd, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, solemnly held the memorial ceremony for Nammyung Jo Sik at Yongam Seowon in Oetori, Samga-myeon, attended by about 20 people including Hapcheon-gun Governor Moon Jun-hee and Yongam Seowon executives.

The memorial ceremony, hosted by the Yongam Seowon Preservation Society, had Governor Moon serve as the chief officiant, former principal Kim Jeong-neung as the second officiant, and former head of Gangyang Hyanggyo Lee Gyu-su as the third officiant, honoring the scholar’s profound learning and virtue. The event was conducted simply while adhering to quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Yongam Seowon is a Confucian academy where Nammyung Jo Sik, a representative scholar of the Yeongnam region who was born in Hapcheon in the 7th year of Yeonsangun’s reign (1501), devoted himself to practicing Confucianism in Hapcheon, Sancheong, Gimhae, and other areas, revitalizing the spirit of the Sarim faction. After his death in 1572, he was posthumously awarded the positions of Daesagan of the Saganwon and Yeonguijeong. The shrine, called ‘Sungdosa,’ enshrines the memorial tablet of Munjeonggong Nammyung Jo Sik.

To honor Nammyung Jo Sik’s scholarly virtue, the county restored Yongam Seowon in 2007 and built the Yongam Seowon Education Hall in 2016. Currently, the birthplace restoration project has completed the restoration of Sarangchae, Anjung Sarangchae, and Jungmunchae, and has constructed the shrine and caretaker’s quarters. The restoration of the birthplace is expected to be completed within this year.

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