This memorial to Cho Chik (1501-72) was designated South Gyeongsang Tangible Cultural Property #89. Cho Chik,
a Confucian scholar, was born in Samga, Hapchon-gun, during the reign of the King Yunsan-gun (r.1494-1506).
When offered a magistrate's position, he declined so he could continue to teach local students at this site.
The memorial was built by Confucian scholars in 1576 during the reign of King Songjo (r.1567-1608). Along
with other Confucian shrines and memorial halls, it closed down at the end of the 19th century by order of
the Regent Taewon-gun. It re-opened in the 1930s.
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