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Stunning natural beauty and year-round recreational activities
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- Nestled in the Gangwon-do region of South Korea, Pyeongchang is a picturesque destination known for its stunning natural beauty and year-round recreational activities. As the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang has gained international recognition for its world-class ski resorts and winter sports facilities.
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Known globally for its recent Winter Olympics fame, Pyeongchang’s history stretches far beyond its sporting achievements. Let’s peel back the layers of time to uncover the historical treasures of Pyeongchang.
- Enjoy the Korean alps. With mountains accounting for more than 80 per cent of the province's land area, it is no wonder Pyeongchang is coined the "Alps of Korea".
- Stay in a Swiss-inspired K-chalet. Lodging options are aplenty in Pyeongchang, with its three main ski resorts - Alpensia, Yongpyong and Phoenix Park - offering both Western-style hotels and condominium apartments.
- Pick top-grade Korean beef to barbecue. Pyeongchang produces one of the country's highest grades of premium hanwoo, or Korean beef. While there is no lack of barbecue restaurants here, barbecue restaurant Daegwallyeong Hanwoo Town stands out for allowing customers to choose their own cuts from chillers in a supermarket-like space on the first floor.
- Chase sheep on rolling hills. Scenes from The Sound Of Music flashed before my eyes as I stepped onto the rolling meadows and clear blue skies of Daegwallyeong Skyranch - on the highlands of the Taebaek mountains 180km east of Seoul - in late summer.
Feb 3, 2018 · Located 50 miles from North Korea and the world’s most heavily fortified border, Pyeongchang was known mainly as a mountain backwater that produced potatoes and cattle.
In Pyeongchang, not only national treasures and regional treasures, which are nationally designated cultural properties, but also many folk materials and historic sites, as well as many designated cultural properties of Gangwon-do are preserved.
Feb 9, 2018 · PyeongChang translates into "land of prosperity" in Korean and the city itself is located 50 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone in the Korean Peninsula, which separates North and...
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Jan 10, 2018 · The Olympics are actually being held in three areas: Pyeongchang, known for mountains and winter sports; Jeongseon, a blue-collar former mining region; and Gangneung, the biggest of the three Olympic towns by far and a bustling port and vacation area along the Sea of Japan, known here as the East Sea.
PyeongChang is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is known for Odaesan National Park, with trails crisscrossing the Taebaek Mountains. The park is also home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa Temple, with its 9-story octagonal pagoda.
