It is located in Bubuk-myeon on the slopes of Jongnamsan, in the valley of the Miryang River.

The Yerim Seowon was built in 1567[1] by Yi Do-u to enshrine Kim Chong-jik,[1] a Confucian scholar and politician who was native to Miryang.

[1] The seowon, like most of those across Korea, was demolished by order of the regent Daewon-gun in 1868[1] (1871).

[2] However, beginning in 1874, local scholars once again began to gather there, although it no longer served as a school.

It continues in use as a shrine today, and was designated a tangible cultural treasure of Gyeongsangnam-do in 1974.