Biography:An Hyang

An Hyang
Portrait of An Hyang, held by Sosu Seowon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang
Korean name
Hangul	안향
Hanja	安珦
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Pen name
Hangul	회헌
Hanja	晦軒
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McCune–Reischauer
Courtesy name
Hangul	사온
Hanja	士蘊
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McCune–Reischauer
Posthumous name
Hangul	문성
Hanja	文成
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McCune–Reischauer
Clan Origin
Hangul	순흥
Hanja	順興
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer

An Hyang (1243–1306) also known as An Yu was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea . He was from the Clan Ahn of Sunheung. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China , transcribing the works of Zhu Xi and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius and Zhu Xi to Korea to use in his revitalization of Confucianism. He strove to replace Buddhism with Confucianism.

There is a portrait of him at the Sosu Seowon, which was built as a memorial to the scholar. There is also a statue of him on Banya-san in Nonsan.

References

• tourinfo.khu.ac.kr/iboard/bbsUpFiles/제%205호.hwp
• Grayson, James H. 2002 Korea - A Religious History. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN:978-0-7007-1605-0.