Sungkyunkwan

A Confucian versus Capitalism at South Korea’s Centuries-Old Institute of Learning

Sungkyunkwan University, in the heart of Seoul, boasts a history dating back to 1398.       Photo by InSapphoWeTrust On South Korea’s blue 1000-won note is a picture of Sungkyunkwan, the nation’s centuries-old bastion of Neo-Confucianism steps away from the old Changgyeong Palace in central Seoul.