Trip to Dosan Seowon in winter season

#wintertrip The history of Dosan Seowon can't be written without mentioning Yi Hwang. Yi Hwang (pen name Toegye) is considered by many to be the most important Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar during the Joseon dynasty. The academy was established (1574) four years after Hwang's death by some of his followers. Yi Hwang had retired to this location in 1549 and had started construction of the academy. It is said that Hwang used to walk along the cliffs here to think about the fundamental principles of nature.