Gyo-dong, Gyeongju
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 during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty. Gyo-dong was variously called Hyanggyotgol, Gyochon or Gyori at the times.
Dorurang Mountain 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, Choe Sik's house, Gyeongju Samuso, Cheongwan temple site, but also Gyeongju Gyo-dong beopju to have been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property.
