YEONGJU, South Korea — When he looks out from the time-frozen world of South Korea's oldest private Confucian academy, Park Seok-hong sees the rest of the country “turning into a realm of ...

Uiseong, North Gyeongsang, became the first in the country to launch a Confucianism experience program where pets can accompany their owners. The "DaengDaeng Confucian Academy Experience" set ...

Men enter Museong Seowon, a Confucian academy in Jeongeup, South Korea, to participate in the spring ceremony in April. Jun Michael Park for NPR Confucianism has an enduring influence ...

To that end, the Academy seeks to both carry on and evolve its unique traditions. For example, every year, we hold a ceremony in honor of Confucius’ birthday, while the student union prepares aromatic ...

The Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies is a serial property which comprises nine seowon representing a type of Neo-Confucian academy of the Joseon Dynasty (from the mid-16th to mid-17th centuries ...

The academy, Museong Seowon, in this southwestern county of South Korea, incorporates traditional wooden architecture and sits in a picturesque setting, emphasizing humanity's harmony with nature.

Confucius was even more harshly attacked when the Communists came to power, in 1949. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), Confucian temples throughout China were damaged by rampaging young ...

National broadcaster KBS is facing backlash after its staff were seen nailing wooden pillars at Unesco World Heritage site Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy while installing props for a drama shoot.

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He established Confucianism as the state ideology, turned Confucius’s home in Qufu into a state-sponsored shrine, and started an imperial academy for studying Confucian writing.

Another heritage site, the Byeongsan Seowon Confucian Academy, was also at risk. Many of South Korea's historic buildings are made of wood and clay, which is highly flammable.

Women's equality has made slow progress in South Korea. Some South Koreans want to bring about change starting at the country's cultural roots by reinterpreting Confucius.