Munheon Seowon (Osan)

Munheon Seowon is a shrine dedicated to Choe Chung (984–1068), a civil official of the Goryeo period, and his sons Choe Yuseon and Choe Yugil. It was originally a royally chartered seowon (Confucian academy) located in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, granted royal approval in 1550 by King Myeongjong of Joseon. For a long period until Korea's liberation in 1945, ancestral rites were continuously held at Haeju Munheon Seowon, but regrettably, due to the division of the two Koreas, it became inaccessible. After the division, around 200,000 descendants in South Korea, led by the main clan association, established a portrait hall and seowon in 1991 at 753-2 Naesammi-dong, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, re-enshrining the portraits of Munheongong Choe Chung and his two sons, Choe Yuseon and Choe Yugil. Since then, ancestral rites were held every April, but due to Osan City's urban planning, only the portrait hall remains. The rest of the site has been developed into Munheon Park, freely accessible to citizens. The ancestral rites continue to be performed by the descendants of the Haeju Choe clan on the fourth Saturday of April each year.

Address: 79-20 Sucheong-ro, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do (Naesammi-dong)