Goseon Seowon (Uljin)

Goseon Seowon was a Confucian academy located in Gumi Village, Uljin County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, enshrining the spirit tablets of Joseon Dynasty civil officials Im Yu-hu, Kim Si-seup, and O Do-il. In 1628, Im Yu-hu came down to this area, built a pavilion on Goseon Mountain, and taught disciples and studied scholarship for about 20 years. After his death, his disciples established Goseonsa Shrine to commemorate him. Later, O Do-il, who was appointed as the local magistrate, built Dongbongbyeolmyo Shrine at Haenggok-ri Juchondae, a place frequently visited by Kim Si-seup, to honor his scholarship and virtue, and named it Guamsa Shrine. After O Do-il's death, in 1715, it received the royal charter name 'Goseon' and was elevated to Goseon Seowon, where the three figures were jointly enshrined.

Goseon Seowon was demolished while serving the functions of honoring former sages and providing local education, and was never restored afterward. The spirit tablets were buried in the ground, and currently only a monument site remains at the academy site. Before its demolition, the buildings within the grounds included Goseonsa Shrine, a lecture hall, a main gate, an eastern dormitory, and a western dormitory.