hyanggyo

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Hyanggyo were state-sponsored Confucian academies in Korea that provided local education and prepared students for the civil service examinations during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties.

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hyanggyo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confucian academy
educational institution
state-sponsored school
country Korea
culturalSignificance center of local Confucian culture
symbol of state Confucianism
differsFrom private Confucian academies
educationLevel preparatory education
secondary education
followsPhilosophy Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism
governedBy central education authorities
local officials
hasBuildingType traditional Korean architecture
hasComponent Confucian shrine
courtyard
gate pavilion
lecture hall
hasCurriculum Chinese classics
Confucian classics
literary composition
ritual studies
hasFunction ideological dissemination
local educational center
ritual center
hasLanguageOfInstruction Classical Chinese
hasPurpose Confucian education
moral education
preparation for civil service examinations
training local elites
hasStudents local literati
yangban class
locatedIn Korean peninsula
linked to: Korean Peninsula
partOf Korean education system
pre-modern Korean bureaucracy system
performsRitual Confucian memorial rites
ceremonies for Confucian sages
preparesFor civil service examination
gwageo
relatedTo seowon
sponsoredBy Korean state
central government
supportedBy local taxes
state stipends
usedDuring Goryeo dynasty
linked to: Goryeo

Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon

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