| Gyo-dong, Gyeongju | |
| Hangul | 교동 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 校洞 |
| RR | Gyo-dong |
| MR | Kyo-dong |
Gyo-dong is a dong or neighborhood in the city of Gyeongju,North Gyeongsang province,South Korea. It is one of the legal dong under the jurisdiction of its administrative dong,Wolseong-dong. The name,Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area once had a hyanggyo ,a government-managed Confucian academy,during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. It belonged to Bunae-myeon,Gyeongju County (Gyeongju-gun) during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol,Gyochon or Gyori at the time. [1]
Dorurang Mountain ( Dorurangsan ) with a height of 95 meters,lies across Gyo-dong,and nearby neighborhoods,Inwang-dong,and Tap-dong. [1]
Cultural properties in Gyo-dong include not only tangible heritage such as Gyeongju Hyanggyo (Gyeognju Confucian Academy),Choe Sik's house,Gyeongju Samuso (Gyeongju's local council for government officers), [2] and the Cheongwan temple site (Cheongwansaji),but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju (a rice wine),which has been designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property. [1]
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