[2] That year, Yi Hwang established Sosu Seowon as the first legislated private institute of Korea.

During the Joseon era (1392–1910), Korean Buddhism suffered heavy persecution.

Sosu Seowon originally had been a Buddhist temple and then became a private academy.

On the right of the Sosu Seowon entrance is the Okgyesu, a stream of the Nakdong River coming from Mt.

On the east side are the Seogo, the portrait of Anhyang (National Treasure No.111) painted at the end of Goryeo Dynasty, and the Munseong Tomb where the Daesungjisung King Munseon's Jeonjwado (National Treasure No.485) is enshrined.