Gyo-dong is a dong or neighborhood in the city of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is one of legal dong under its administrative dong, Wolseong-dong's jurisdiction. The name, Gyo-dong originates from the fact that the area has had a hyanggyo, government-managed Confucian academies during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. It belonged to Bunae-myeon, Gyeongju County (Gyeongju-gun) during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol, Gyochon or Gyori at the times.[1]
| Gyo-dong | |
| Hangul | 교동 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 校洞 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyo-dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyo-dong |
Dorurang Mountain (Dorurangsan) with a height of 95 meter lies across Gyo-dong, and nearby neighborhoods, Inwang-dong, and Tap-dong.[1]
Cultural properties in Gyo-dong include not only tangible heritages such as Gyeongju Hyanggyo (Gyeognju Confucian Academy), Choe Sik's house, Gyeongju Samuso (Gyeongju's local council for government officers),[2] Cheongwan temple site (Cheongwansaji), but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju (a rice wine) to have been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property.[1]