President Shin Dong Ryeol served as Choheongwan at Sungkyunkwan Spring Seokjeon
- 학부대학
- Hit1522
- 2021-04-01
President Shin Dong Ryeol served as Choheongwan
at Sungkyunkwan Spring Seokjeon
President Shin Dong-ryul served as Choheongwan at 2021 Sungkyunkwan Spring Seokjeon hosted by Sungkyunkwan (Director Son Jin Woo) on March 20 (Sat). Due to COVID-19, Spring Seokjeon was scaled down, such as omitting the performance of Munmyo ritual music.
Seokjeon is a memorial service for Confucian scholars including Confucius, and was held as a national ceremony at Sungkyunkwan, a national university in the Joseon Dynasty. It is designated as National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 85, and is held in Sungkyunkwan and local Hyanggyo every spring and fall.
Choheongwan is the master of memorial rites, serving first liquor in Seokjeon. During the Joseon Dynasty, King and Yeonguijeong(a prime minister of the Joseon dynasty). After the Independence of Korea, it was served by the director of Sungkyunkwan or high-ranking officials.
Son Jin Woo, director of Sungkyunkwan, said, “I would like to thank all executives of Sungkyunkwan and related organizations who prepared the event, and those who participated in Seokjeon and did their best to hold the memorial rites in the rain.”