Cheomdu Seowon | Attraction Guide | K-Travel Mate

Cheomdu Seowon was built by the descendants of Gyoha Noh clan to commemorate Noh Gyeongjong, who was appointed as Seonmu Wonjong Ideung Gongshin for his merit in fighting against Japanese forces during the Imjin War. In 1981, it was elevated to a seowon by the Hyanggyo Confucian scholars. There are discrepancies in records about the timing of its elevation to a seowon. Some records state it was established as a seowon in 1731, later closed due to the seowon abolition order during King Gojong's era, restored in 1947, destroyed in 1950, and rebuilt in 1955. Other records say it was originally built as Cheomdujae and elevated to a seowon in 1981 with the approval of Confucian scholars. Cheomdu Seowon is a wooden building with 5 kan (bays) at the front and 3 kan on the side, featuring a hipped-and-gabled roof. It follows the so-called Seomyo Donghak structure with the lecture hall in front and the shrine on the west side.