A hyanggyo is a state-sponsored academy where students studied to prepare for the gwageo, the civil service examinations during the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1910) periods.

[4] The original traditional layout of a hyanggyo has the Daeseongjeon located in front of Myeongnyundang as it was when first built.

Daeseongjeon houses memorial tablets where every year in the 2nd and 8th lunar month a ritual called Seokjeon-daejae is conducted honoring Confucius and famous Confucian scholars of Daegu.

Myeongnyundang now serves as a classroom where lectures and lesson on old Chinese characters and traditional Korean etiquette is taught.

On weekends and holidays traditional Korean weddings are held at garden on the complex grounds.