Pyongyang, December 19 (KCNA) -- Sungyang Confucian Shrine, historical relics in Sonjuk-dong, Kaesong Municipality of the DPRK, was rebuilt in 1573 during the period of the feudal Joson dynasty (1392-1910).

The shrine had been used as a place for giving education and disseminating Confucianism at that time.

Originally it was called Munchung Hall with the pen name of Jong Mong Ju, and since 1575, had been called Sungyang Confucian Shrine.

The shrine has three outer gates surrounded by high rectangular fence. Two buildings stand face to face on the left and right of its yard. There is a lecture hall on the high platform with three stairways in the front.

The hall, with five rooms in front and three rooms in side, stands on 1.6 meters-high platform and has a hip-saddle roof with only eaves. In the middle of the hall, the floor is covered with boards and the rooms on both sides have an under-floor heating system.

The two buildings, used as dormitories of students at that time, are large in size and have gabled roof.

The Sungyang Confucian Shrine still preserves the layout form and architectural structure, typical of a Confucian school in that period. -0-