Korean Seowon

Name: Korean Seowon
Author: (재)세계유산 한국의 서원 통합관리센터

By: (재)세계유산 한국의 서원 통합관리센터 App

Official app for the 9 UNESCO World Heritage Korean Seowon academies.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

1,142 ▲ 702

Data as of 2026-08-04

Version:

1.0.6

Last updated: 2026-06-25

Ranking

#1,091,111 ▲ 382,560

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Discover the UNESCO World Heritage "Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies" on your phone.

This is the official app of the Integrated Management Center for World Heritage Korean Seowon. It brings together information and news about the nine academies inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019: Sosu, Namgye, Oksan, Dosan, Piram, Dodong, Byeongsan, Museong, and Donam Seowon.

Key Features
- The 9 Seowon — history, significance, and the Confucian academy culture of the Joseon era
- Integrated website — notices, gallery, videos, and a digital archive (e-books and materials)
- Exhibitions & events — promotional exhibitions, event news, and leaflets
- Multilingual — Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese, switchable anytime in the app
- QR code scanning — scan on-site QR codes to jump straight to the related page
- Optimized for portrait/landscape and a wide range of screen sizes

Free for everyone, with no sign-up or login required. The camera permission is used only to recognize QR codes; no photos or video are stored or transmitted.

Contact: admin@k-seowon.or.kr