Guamseowon Site (Guamjeong Pavilion)

Located in Amsa-dong, Guamseowon was the first Confucian academy in Gucheon-myeon, established in 1667. Local Confucian scholars could study Confucian knowledge and culture here, take the civil service examinations, and become government officials. The Confucian scholars from Gucheon-myeon who graduated from here honored Duncheon Yi Jip, and during the reign of King Sukjong, the academy was granted the name Guamseowon by royal decree. It enshrined Yi Jip, Yi Yang-jung, Eo Yun-gyeom, and Im Suk-yeong, and had a strong orientation toward the Noron faction. The Confucian scholars organized a village compact centered on the establishment of Guamseowon, forming a Confucian village community. However, Guamseowon disappeared in 1871 during the reign of King Gojong when a nationwide closure of Confucian academies was enforced. Only a commemorative stele erected in 1898 remains. Originally, Guamseowon was built on the site of a rock temple from the Three Kingdoms period, and today, Guamjeong Pavilion has been built to commemorate it.