Gyo-dong, Gyeongju

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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.[http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=762538&contentno=762538 교동 Gyo-dong 校洞]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (in Korean) Doosan Encyclopedia

Dorurang Mountain (Dorurangsan) with a height of 95 meter lies across Gyo-dong, and nearby neighborhoods, Inwang-dong, and Tap-dong.

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),{{Cite web |url=http://eguide.gj.go.kr/detail_view/Detail_view.jsp?cid=8288&tab=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008072818/http://eguide.gj.go.kr/detail_view/Detail_view.jsp?cid=8288&tab=1 |archive-date=2011-10-08 |url-status=dead }} Cheongwan temple site (Cheongwansaji), but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju (a rice wine) to have been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property.