Dosan Seowon Korea's most famous Neo-Confucian Academy in the southwestern "Saeji-san" area of Cheongryang-san in Andong City of North Gyeongsang Province one of Korea's 9 Greatest Seowon, now on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List |
The center of a mid-Joseon-Dynasty painting of Dosan Seowon |
Left side of that painting |
Right side of that painting |
Images of "Toegye" Yi Hwang (1501-1570), Korea's greatest Neo-Confucian philosopher, with associated symbols, on the fronts of those bills |
Check out "Toegye" Yi Hwang and his Dosan Seowon on Wikipedia |
As it looks today, a National Treasure and primary site of Andong City tourism |