Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a

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in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the

Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains () are a mountain range that stretches across North Korea and South Korea. They form the main ridge of the Korean peninsula. Geography The Taebaek mountains are located along the eastern edge of the peninsula and run alon ...

region. It is home to several

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s, including

Woljeongsa Woljeongsa () is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, located on the eastern slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Woljeongsa was founded in 643 by the Silla monk Jajang. History The Origi ...

. It is about east southeast of

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average

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of approximately . Pyeongchang hosted the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

and the

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. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with

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History

Pyeongchang region was ruled by the

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...

Dynasty during the

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period, and it was called Uk-o-hyeon (욱오현). After the

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

dynasty conquered the Goguryeo Dynasty and

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the h ...

Dynasty, it was renamed Baek-o-hyeon (백오현). After the

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

Dynasty was established, it renamed Pyeongchang-hyeon. Then, it was under control of

Wonju Wonju (; ) is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. History During the time of Joseon, Gr ...

. When a 10-provincial system was enforced, the north of Pyeongchang region was involved in Sakbang-do, and the south of the region was involved in Jungwon-do. When a new administrative system was carried out by King Hyeonjong, the east of the region was involved in Dong-gyeo, and the rest of it was included in Yanggwang-do. An administrator for the region was sent from the central government, and it became independent of Wonju in 1299. When the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

Dynasty was founded in 1392, the region was promoted from a ''

hyeon Korea has had administrative districts that can be considered provinces since the 7th century. These divisions were initially called ''ju'' () in Unified Silla and Later Baekje, and there were nine in total. After Goryeo conquered these states in t ...

'' to a

(''gun''). After the territory was divided into 8 Provinces under the reign of King

Taejong Taejong (; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), personal name Yi Pangwŏn (), was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending t ...

, it was involved in Gangwon-do. After the territory was divided into 23 districts in 1895 with the 8-provincial system abolished, it was included in Chugju-bu. When a 13-provincial system was enacted in 1896, it was involved in Gangwon-do.

Geography

The altitude of Pyeongchang is wide-ranging, with 84% of its territory comprising mountains with average elevations of . Its best-known place, the township of

Daegwallyeong-myeon Daegwallyeong-myeon () is a '' myeon'' (township) in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is , and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 peop ...

, averages between above sea level, with some areas over high.

Climate

Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Pyeongchang County experiences a warm-summer

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(''Dwb''). Pyeongchang's winters are long and very snowy, while summers are relatively short. Average temperature of Pyeongchang from 2001 to 2010 was 7.1 °C, and it was lower than Gangwon's 9.0 °C. Annual

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...

of the region from 2001 to 2010 was 1,555.0 mm, and it was more than Gangwon's 1,491.5 mm. The warmest months of the year are July and August, with January and February being the coldest.

Culture and tourism

Woljeongsa Nine Story Stone Pagoda

Cultural heritage sites

In Pyeongchang, 16 heritage sites were registered by the South Korean government, and 45 Heritages were registered by the Gangwon Provincial Office. The count of cultural heritage designations is as follows. * Registered by the Nation: 5 National Treasures, 5 Treasures, 1 Historic Site, 3 Natural Monuments, 1 National Folklore Cultural Heritage, 1 Registered Cultural Heritage * Registered by the local government: 29 Tangible Cultural Heritages, 2 Intangible Cultural Heritages, 4 Monuments, 10 Cultural Heritage Materials

Temples

Sangwonsa Sangwonsa () is a Buddhist temple located in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located within Odaesan National Park. History The temple was first founded in 705 by two Silla-era princes, Bocheon (보천; 寶川) and Hyomyeon ...

is a temple on

Odaesan Odaesan, also known as Mount Odae-san or Mount Odae (), is a major cluster of mountains and national park in eastern Gangwon Province, South Korea, standing at the junction of Gangneung City, Pyeongchang County and Hongcheon County. It stands a ...

Mountain that was originally established as Jinyeowon in 705. Although the

Dynasty's policy was the prohibition of

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, it constantly donated to rebuild the temple. In 1401, King

donated to the construction of Sajaam Hermitage. In 1465, King

Sejo Sejo (; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danj ...

and administrators donated to rebuild the temple. Sejo's son, King Yejong designated it as a memorial for his father. During the

Third Battle of Seoul The Third Battle of Seoul was a battle of the Korean War, which took place from December 31, 1950, to January 7, 1951, around the South Korean capital of Seoul. It is also known as the Chinese New Year's Offensive, the January–Fourth Retreat ( ...

, the

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ordered that the temple be burned, but a Buddhist monk prevented it. Instead, the Command agreed to burn only the doors of the temple.

has the following cultural heritage sites: * The

Bell of Sangwonsa Bell of Sangwonsa The Bell of Sangwonsa () is a bronze bell designated as National Treasures of South Korea #36. It is located in the Sangwonsa temple in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province. Description Cast in 725, it is one of the three ...

(National Treasure No. 36) * Promotion of Virtue for Rebuilding Sangwonsa (National Treasure No. 292) * Wooden seated figure of the Manjusri Child in Sangwonsa (National Treasure No. 221) ** Wooden seated figure of the Manjusri Child's Enshrined Heritages in Sangwonsa (Treasure No. 793) * Wooden seated figure of Manjusri and its Enshrined Heritages in Sangwonsa (Treasure No. 1811) ** Wooden sedentary figure of Manjusri's Enshrined Classical Kooks in Sangwonsa (Treasure No. 1812)

is a temple on

Mountain established by

Jajang Jajang (590–658) was a monk born Kim Seonjong, into the royal Kim family, in the kingdom of Silla. He is credited with founding the temple of Tongdosa in 646 CE, near in what is now Busan, South Korea, and played a significant role in th ...

the monk in 643. After it was established, it was consistently rebuilt. During the

, 10 buildings were totally destroyed by fire. Tanheo the monk restored Jeokgwangjeon, one of the burnt buildings, in 1964, and Manhwa the monk gradually reconstructed other buildings.

has the following cultural heritage sites: * Octagonal Nine-story Stone Pagoda of Woljeongsa (National Treasure No. 48-1) ** Reliquaries of the Octagonal Nine-story Stone Pagoda of Woljeongsa (Treasure No. 1375) * Stone seated figure of the Bodhisattva in Woljeongsa (National Treasure No. 48-2) * Painting of Three Bodhisattvas originated from Wonju Guryongsa (Treasure No. 1855) (Placed in Wolljeongsa, possessed by Guryongsa) * Clothes of the Buddhist monk Han-am (Registered Cultural Heritage No. 645)

Historic sites

The Pyeongchang Odaesan Historic Archive ( Historic Site No. 34) was one of five archival locations in the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty for the

Annals of the Joseon Dynasty The ''Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty'', sometimes called ''sillok'' () for short, are state-compiled and published records, called Veritable Records, documenting the reigns of the kings of the Joseon dynasty in Korea. Kept from 1392 to ...

and Sonwon-kyebo-kiryak.

Festivals

* Daegwallyeong Snow Festival :Daegwallyeong Snow Festival began as "Daegwallyeong Winter Snow Festival" in 1992 by Daegwallyeong Ski Club. In 1993, the first festival was formally held. Events of the 1st festival were skiing competition for locals, games of making snowmen, snow sledge competition, and sledge competition. Some games were added to next festivals, such as traditional games and snow car raising. : On 7–22 Feb 2018, 26th festival was held in hwenggye-ri,

as a pre-event of the

. Events include an exhibition of snow figures, snow sledge competition, international naked marathon, traditional folk performances, and Hwangbyoungsan Mountain hunting game. * Hyoseok Cultural Festival : Pyeongchang is the hometown of

Lee Hyo-seok Yi Hyoseok (, April 5, 1907 – May 5, 1942) was a Korean writer. Biography Yi Hyoseok, who wrote under the pen-name 'Gasan' () was born on February 23, 1907, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province (historical), Gangwon Province, Korean Empire. Yi ...

, a Korean novelist, and this festival is held in Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village, where he grew up.

Museum

* Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall : The Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall is located in Nodong-ri,

Yongpyeong-myeon Yongpyeong-myeon () is a myeon (township) in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and ...

to memorialize Lee Seung-bok who was a South Korean boy murdered by North Korean commandos in 1968. It was established in 1982, with building a memorial statue for Lee. Lee's house was restored in 2000.

Tourism

Mountain is the home of historical Buddhist temples including

and

. It was designated as a national park in 1975. The highest peak, Birobong Peak is high. Two major ski resorts in the county were the home of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Alpensia ski resort has six slopes for skiing and

snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralym ...

, with runs up to long, for beginners and advanced skiers, and an area reserved for snowboarders. The resort is open year-round. Alpensia hosted the majority of the Olympic snow events.

Yongpyong Resort Yongpyong (Dragon Valley) Ski Resort is a ski resort in South Korea, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. It is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea, and offers golf in the summer months. In 2003, Segye Ilbo, ...

, which has a total of 28 ski slopes, hosted the technical alpine skiing events. Alpensia will be the focus of the 2018

Cultural Olympiad Cultural programmes of the Olympic Games have taken various forms over the years. From 1912 until shortly after the Second World War in 1948, art competitions were held to accompany the Summer Olympics. Since 1952 a series of cultural events has ...

, with a new, purpose-built

concert hall A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage (theatre), stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention ...

within the resort with an indoor water park. Samyang Ranch is the largest highlands farm in Asia, located in the hills of Daegwallyeong at 850 to 1,470 meters above sea level. It is operated as a

petting zoo A petting zoo (also called a children's zoo, children's farm, or petting farm) features a combination of domesticated animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, many general ...

and features a pastoral landscape. The ranch is operated by the leading Korean food and dairy company

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, the first company to introduce ramyeon instant noodles into a poverty-ridden South Korea in the 1960s. It is the filming location of the drama ''

Autumn in My Heart ''Autumn in My Heart'' () is a 2000 South Korean romantic television drama starring Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, and Won Bin. The series is the first installment of season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok ...

'' and the movie ''Lover's Concerto''.

Sport

Pyeongchang hosted the

1999 Asian Winter Games The 4th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Kangwon 1999 (), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Gangwon Province (South Korea), Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea. The games were staged in three different clusters i ...

and

2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games () was a Special Olympics, a multi-sports event that was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from January 29 through February 5, 2013. Though officially allocated to Pyeongchang, events were also held in ...

. The

were also held in Pyeongchang, as well as the 2009 IBU Biathlon World Championships.

1999 Asian Winter Games

The

Asian Winter Games The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) featuring winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested creating a winter version of the ...

was held in 1999 in Gangwon Province including Pyeongchang. Originally, it hoped to host the 3rd Asian Winter Games, which

gave up; however,

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was announced to host the 3rd Games. It was decided that Gangwon would host the 4th Asian Winter Games at the same time. In total, 799 athletes participated in the Games.

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cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...

short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

, and

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

events were held in Pyeongchang.

2018 Winter Olympic Games

On 6 July 2011, Pyeongchang was announced as the host of the

and the

. The other candidates were

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and

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. It is the third Winter Games in

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after the 1972 games in

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and the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan. It also is the first Asian locality to host the Winter Games outside Japan. Pyeongchang won their 2018 bid after two previous failed attempts for the

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and

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, to which it lost to

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, and

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, respectively. For the 2018 Olympics, Pyeongchang was marketed with the

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spelling of "PyeongChang", so the global audience would not confuse it with

, the capital of neighboring

. The two main facilities created for the 2018 Winter Olympics were the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza (where the opening / closing ceremonies and victory ceremonies were held) and the Gangneung Olympic Park (where the men's and women's short track, speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey, curling events were held). The

was held in the same venues starting 9 March 2018.

Olympic venues and Dream Program

In preparation for the 2018 Olympics, the region built facilities including hotels and a world-class ski resort, named Alpensia. The region also ran the "2018 Dream Program", a program initially created in relation to the 2010 bid. The 2018 Dream Program was the fifth iteration of this sports and cultural program, involving 124 participants from 31 countries, who were invited because they live where there is no snowfall and have no opportunity to participate in winter sports.

2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Gangwon Province, which includes Pyeongchang, was chosen as the host for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Outdoor venues in Pyeongchang used in the 2018 Winter Olympics have been repurposed for the games.

Transportation

Pyeongchang County is traversed from west to east by the

Gyeonggang Line The Gyeonggang Line (경강선) is a rail line in South Korea, which at present comprises two distinct sections. The first one, which opened on September 24, 2016, is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system in Gyeonggi Province, South Ko ...

and

Yeongdong Expressway The Yeongdong Expressway () is an expressway in South Korea. Numbered 50, it connects the Seoul area with Gangwon Province. It is named from Yeongdong, an old name for Gangwon. The road has its western end in Namdong-gu of Incheon Metro ...

. The railway and expressway both originate in the Seoul metropolitan region.

Trains

A new KTX line, named the

, was built between

and

Gangneung Gangneung (; ) is a list of cities in South Korea, municipal city in Gangwon, South Korea, Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved Ja ...

via Pyeongchang for the

, connecting Pyeongchang to

with a journey time of less than 80 minutes. The new line, which was officially opened on 22 August 2017, provides a main-line high-speed rail service that passes through Pyeongchang from west to east, with KTX trains calling at Pyeongchang station and Jinbu station (for the Olympic Stadium). KTX trains to Jinbu station were increased for the duration of the 2018 Olympics.

Buses

;Intercity Buses Pyeongchang Bus Terminal and Jangpyeong Bus Terminal, Jinbu Bus Station and Hoenggye Bus Station are the main intercity bus terminals of the county. Daehwa Bus Station is also served by intercity buses. ;Transit buses Local transit operators connect communities in the county to hubs at Pyeongchang Bus Station, Jangpyeong Bus Terminal, and Jinbu Bus Station.

Road

;

Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road * ''Expressway'' (film), a 2016 Fi ...

passes through Pyeongchang from west to east. After the expressway was expanded in 1999 for the Winter Asian Games, it takes about two hours from Seoul to Pyeongchang by car.관동대학교영동문화연구소(평창군지편찬위원회), ''평창군지 상'', Pyoengchang County, 2003, pp. 589–90. ;

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Pyeongchang County is traversed from west to east by National Routes 6 and 42; National Routes 31 and 59 pass through from north to south.

Administrative divisions

The district includes one town ( eup), Pyeongchang-eup (평창읍; 平昌邑) and seven townships ( myeon):

References

External links

Pyeongchang County government website

Pyeongchang 2018 website
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