This is one of the most beautiful private academies in Chosun dynasty. In fact the front scenery is too beautiful to study hard :) Though it is worth seeing, visiting is somewhat restrictive: you should get before six pm through an unpaved and winding road.

This place is located near a river and between hills in a beautiful scenery, that was chosen for it when the school was created during the Choseon Dynasty, many centuries ago. Everything is magnificent. The temples are very well preserved, all of them amazing. There...More

We were lucky to visit this wonderful place with a local who explained a lot to us. It was so peaceful and calm with the river and mountains nearby, well worth the visit - easy to fit in a day visit with Andong Hahoe village.

This is one of private schools in the era of Choseon Dynasty, a boarding school of about fifteen students to be more soecific. You can see classrooms, a library, a press center, a shrine, and so forth.

I visited Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy nearly it's closing time. So we were there by ourselves. This place really captivated me. I can image how peaceful and calm this place were for studying for the Confucian Academy followers back in the ancient time. That specific area...More

A stunning location looking over the river and across to mountains fringed with bare-branched trees, like toothbrush bristles. The buildings are simple and beautifully-crafted, and the cherry blossom set them off to perfection. The place is so peaceful that you can imagine the scholars of...More

Located on a scenic piece of property, this is a prestigious academy was built by a renown scholar in the 1800's. The complex consists of dormitories, classrooms, library, and prayer halls.