| Sahyeonjeong
Well (1545 onward)
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sites in Gyeongsangdo |
Gyeongsang-do, Korea |
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Sahyeonjeong, or the "Well of the Four Sages", dates from 1545, when Ju Sebung was magistrate of Punggi county. The monument was established to honor An Seok, a man who was famous for his devotion to the education of his four sons in the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Ju Sebung is also famous for establishing Sosu Seowon, the first private academy in Korea. In 1636, An Eungchang, a descendent of An Seok, wrote the epitaph now standing by the well. The present monument was constructed in 1821 by An Seongyeon, the magistrate of Andong. The well is located about a kilometer south of Sosu Seowon in the middle of a small farming village.
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Tim Ciccone