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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Pyeongchang County
		Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon-do province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country.
		The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
		Pyeongchang was the candidate city of South Korea for the organization of the XXII Olympic Winter Games, the 2014 Winter Olympics.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Pyeongchang_County (305 words)

	Pyeongchang Gangwon South Korea Asia Regional
		PyeongChang 2014 Olympic BidSFCPressPoint (press release), FL - Dec 22, 2006Large numbers of skiers from South Korea and overseas have been flocking to the ski resorts in PyeongChang and the rest of Gangwon Province in the first...
		PyeongChang 2014 Olympic BidSFCPressPoint (press release), FL - Dec 18, 2006Kim Jin-sun, Governor of Gangwon Province and Executive President of the Bid Committee said: ?Kim Yun-a?s victory demonstrates the growing strength of South...
		PyeongChang 2014 Holds Several EventsGamesBids.com - Dec 15, 2006According to PyeongChang 2014 the bid committee is holding an event at the Gangwon Provincial Office public square on Friday with at least 200 people in...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gangwon/Pyeongchang (298 words)

	Pyeongchang 2014 Winter Olympic Games Bid
		Located at 700m high altitude, Pyeongchang County is the 3rd largest county in the nation.
		The county is well developed with highland vegetables, and with Odae mountain national park's ski resort, and golf courses.
		Also the county is the starting point of the Namhan river of pure and untouched nature.
	www.gamesbids.com /english/bids/pch2014.shtml (221 words)

	donga.com [english donga]
		Pyeongchang County was chosen as the candidate for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
		The standing committee of the KOC chose Pyeonchang County because the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) said that holding the Winter Olympics in Muju is not possible.
		Meanwhile, Muju is objecting to the decision saying, “We can’t obey KOC’s decision.” The approximately 150 officials of Muju, who had cancelled the standing committee of KOC on December 21 by occupying the meeting room, held a protest demonstration on December 23 again.
	english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=070000&biid=2004122480958 (195 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Asia:South Korea:Gangwon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It is bounded on the north by Chuncheon and Inje, on the east by Yangyang and Gangneung, on the south by Pyeongchang and Hoengseong, and on the west by Gyeonggi province.
		Inje County is a large county adjacent to the DMZ in north-central Gangwon province.
		Yanggu County is bordered by North Korea on the north, Hwacheon County on the west, Chuncheon City on the southwest, and Inje County elsewhere.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gangwon/desc.html (588 words)

	Pyeongchang County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		[2] The county is around 180km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
		On June 22, 2006, the number of candidates was narrowed to three; Pyeongchang will compete against Salzburg, Austria and Sochi, Russia.
		Pyeongchang bid to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pyeongchang_County (247 words)

	Daily Tribune : <SW_TITLE>
		Salzburg and Pyeongchang were finalists in the vote for the 2010 Olympics, which were awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia.
		Pyeongchang, in Korea's Gangwon Province, is hoping to build on its momentum from the first bid to establish itself as an Asian winter sports capital, and promote peace on the divided Korean peninsula.
		''Pyeongchang is unique in that we are located in Asia and we will be able to expand the Olympic movement in our part of the world better than the other two cities,'' bid chairman Han Seung-hoo said.
	www.dailytribune.com /stories/062306/spo_olympics001.shtml (753 words)

	Pyeongchang County - Definition, explanation
		Pyeongchang bid to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
		Pyeongchang is the candidate of South Korea for the organization of the XXIInd Olympic Winter Games, the 2014 Winter Olympics.
		Pyeongchang will compete against the likes of Sofia, Bulgaria, Salzburg, Austria, and Östersund, Sweden.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/py/pyeongchang_county.php (198 words)

	2010 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Located at the center of the Baekdudaegan of 1,000m of the lofty mountain with many steep peaks, the backbone of the Korean peninsula, Pyeongchang in Gangwon-do is proud of its natural advantages.
		Pyeongchang Ski Valley is known for its top-notch facilities and sufficient space - it is big enough to hold the Olympic ski matches.
		The construction of various ski facilities (i.e., chute) will be in a full swing and Pyeongchang will aggressively seek its goal to increase premiere ski facilities that guarantee both convenience and users' satisfaction by 2010.
	new.happy700.or.kr /esite/olympic/olympic_01.htm (416 words)

	2010 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This indicates that the IOC officially acknowledged Pyeongchang's ability to host the big event in terms of natural conditions and the bases for winter sports such as infrastructure (i.e., facilities, traffic network, etc) and the weather.
		As Korea is the only country whose land is divided into two by ideology, if Pyeongchang hosts the Olympics, it fits to the Olympic spirit called 『Implementation of Peace and Harmony』.
		Pyeongchang will maximize the use of existing slope facilities and various infrastructures in ski resorts in the province to minimize the investment funds and also make profits by providing opportunities for the domestic sports marketing to be developed.
	new.happy700.or.kr /esite/olympic/olympic_03.htm (761 words)

	News World FEBRUARY. 2003
		PyeongChang is also virtually an all-season tourist attraction for tourists who want to appreciate its breathtaking landscape as well as rich traditional and historical heritage because the scenic city presents panoramic views and quite different pictures during all seasons of the year.
		The plan envisages that PyeongChang would be a place for providing visitors significant memories during their stay and encouraging them to have more visits.
		PyeongChang County, approximately four times the size of Seoul, the capital city, is studded with numerous travel attractions, with a treasure of historical relics and traditional heritage.
	www.newsworld.co.kr /cont/0302/24.html (1049 words)

	Talk:Pyeongchang County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		My long-term desire is to move articles ending in "-si" (City) and "-gun" (County) to their root name; thus, move "Pyeongchang-gun" to "Pyeongchang." But Egon has already created all these articles for Gangwon, and their titles all end in "-si" or "-gun." So for now, keep it here...
		Most sources said it was the 3rd largest, but their own county government website (not province website) said it was the 3rd largest in width.
		All of the sources noted in their main summary about the county that it was the 3rd largest (their specific government site said width).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Pyeongchang_County (704 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Thus, one might catch a bus or train on the "Yeongdong Line," or drive to Gangneung on the Yeongdong Expressway.
		Gangwon-do is divided into 7 cities (si) and 11 counties (gun).
		The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Gangwon-do_(South_Korea) (521 words)

	Sacred Sites in Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Dharma-Jewel Temple of Korea’s Sambo-sa was founded in 802, and is home to the 80,000 printing-woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana (the world's most complete ancient collection of Buddhist scriptures, carved in the 14th century, designated by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage site).
		Pyeongchang County and Gangneung City in Gangwon Province; National Park.
		Naksan-sa [Potalaka Temple], on the northern east coast in Yangyang County of Gangwon Province; Provincial Park.
	www.sacredsites.com /asia/korea/korea.html (2450 words)

	donga.com [english donga]
		Currently, in Gangwon Province, as many as 1,082 people are still in isolation in 10 towns of three counties, including 620 from five towns in Pyeongchang County, 431 people from three towns in Inje, and 31 people from two towns in Jeongseon.
		Meanwhile, the Yongpyeong ski resort in Pyeongchang County, located near Dosari, was seriously damaged by the torrential rain.
		It is bad news for Pyeongchang, which was making a bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
	english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2006072021118 (637 words)

	Jacob in Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Pyeongchang is a rural area in the mountains about 60 miles south of the North Korean border.
		The peppers are one of the three most important crops in the Pyeongchang area (along with rice and corn.) After drying in the sun, the peppers will be crushed into a paste and used as the main ingredient in gochu-jang, a Korean hot-sauce.
		Students file into Pyeongchang Highschool for their morning classes as loudspeakers blast a healthy mix of Mariah Carey and Bach.
	www.fidalgo.net /~rawthorn/jacobinkorea.htm (1359 words)

	KBS WORLD Radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A special parliamentary committee on the countyâs successful bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics plans to receive detailed reports Monday on the damages and recovery efforts in the region from related ministries and the bidding committee.
		Pyeongchang along with Sochi, Russia and Salzburg, Austria were named on a shortlist in June to host the 2014 Winter Olympiad.
		Pyeongchang narrowly lost out to Canadaâs Vancouver in the vote to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
	world.kbs.co.kr /english/news/news_detail.htm?No=38343 (226 words)

	Worldandnation: Canada wins 2010 Olympics
		The vote was closer than expected, with outsider Pyeongchang, South Korea, nearly pulling off an upset in the first round of secret balloting by International Olympic Committee members.
		With a simple majority needed for victory, Pyeongchang got 51 votes in the first round, followed by Vancouver with 40 and Salzburg, Austria, with 16.
		Wednesday's biggest surprise was the showing by Pyeongchang, the least known of the three bidders.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/07/03/Worldandnation/Canada_wins_2010_Olym.shtml (766 words)

	PYEONG CHANG COUNTY COUNCIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PyeongChang is well-knowen as the core of well-being(good place to live) where everyone desires to live in an effort to making this place environmentally clean for Happy700 citizens..
		We, PyeongChang council, are exerting our efforts to make this place so specialized and good to live through Council activities that citizens can have dream and gright future.
		Moreover, through this wet site we try to make open council to not only citizens but netizen, which we are proud of.
	cl.happy700.or.kr /source/english/menu1.htm (121 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 10/07/2006 \| Sports in Brief \| Pacers' Jackson fires gun outside club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The South Korean city of Pyeongchang will be the first stop on the International Olympic Committee's tour of the three candidates bidding for the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
		The IOC evaluation commission will visit Pyeongchang Feb. 14-17; Sochi, Russia, Feb. 20-23; and Salzburg, Austria, March 14-17.
		Formula One defector Juan Montoya completed an impressive stock-car-racing debut, overcoming an early accident to finish third in the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/sports/15699720.htm (648 words)

	Pyeongchang County
		Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
		Pyeongchang bid to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, but lost out in the final ballot to Vancouver, Canada.
		2010 PyeongChang -- official site of the city's Olympic bid
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/py/pyeongchang_county.html (65 words)

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		It is much to be regretted that, while Busan city is appearing to induce the 13th Olympic general meeting and the 121st IOC (International Olympic Committee) general meeting, the foreign press released that ‘friction inside South Korea is fettering the inducement of Busan general meeting.’
		It was not prudent that Cho Kil-woo, the chairman of a Busan city assembly, and Kim Ho, a special aide of Korea Olympic Committee, visited Europe and contacted a member of the IOC and figures of the sporting world in the excess of their will.
		Pyeongchang’s inducement for the Winter Olympics is the next thing to do.
	www.busanilbo.com /news2000/html/2006/0207/0M5020060207.1099092315.html (416 words)

	KNTO Sports & Leisure - Trekking along Dong-gang River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Though Munhui Village is an out-of-the-way place bordering Dong-gang River, somehow it becomes inundated with waves of pertinacious visitors trying to avoid summer heat and is specifically known for its trekking course.
		Munhui Village and Jintan naruteo ferry lie at the point where a fraction of Dong-gang River touches the border of Pyeongchang-gun County.
		The small number of farming families in Munhui are mostly engaged in home-stay business for additional earnings, of which Durun-sanjang Mountain Villa, an exclusive sleeping quarters for Gongang Leisure sports, is large enough to quarter over seventy persons.
	www.visitkorea.or.kr /eng/info_db/sport/sport_detail.jsp?seqno=1217 (210 words)

	welcome to Pyeongchang
		165-1 Ha-Ri, Pyeongchang-Eup, Pyeongchang county, Gangwon-Do, Korea Tel.
		985-1 Daehwa-Ri, Daehwa-myeon, Pyeongchang county, Gangwon-Do, Korea Tel.
		1001 Daehwa-9Ri, Daehwa-myeon, Pyeongchang county, Gangwon-Do, Korea Tel.
	www.yes-pc.net /du/html/gaa.asp (89 words)

	Korea Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In Korean they are called bing-eo or "ice fish" and are eaten alive with hot pepper paste, or fried tempura style.
		The Bukjeju-gun County Office uses this quaint custom as a basis for the First Full Moon Field Fire Festival around the time of the first full moon.
		At the festival grounds, grown-ups and children alike bring their own tin cans so they can partake in the jwibullori, mouse fire game.
	www.asia-planet.net /korea/events1.htm (2011 words)

	List of banks in Pyeongchang - Galbijim
		This is a list of banks and financial centres located in the county of Pyeongchang, in the province of Gangwon-do.
		1001 Daehwa 9-ri, Pyeongchang county, Gangwon-do, Korea Tel.
		Bangrim 1-ri, Bangnim-myeon, Pyeongchang county, Gangwon-do, Korea Tel.
	wiki.galbijim.com /List_of_banks_in_Pyeongchang (216 words)

	The Seoul Times
		Four city and county mayors of Gangwon Province including Mayor Kim Weon-Chang of Jeongseon County took part in the event.
		On the first day, Nov. 5, 2004, on the way to Kangwon Land, nearly 100 foreign guests and media people were treated to a visit to the Woljeong-sa or Woljeong Temple, the fourth head temple of South Korea's largest Jogye Order.
		Nestled in the tree filled lush valley east of Mt. Odaeson in Pyeongchang County, Woljeong Temple is comprised of 60 small temples and eight hermitages.
	theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=1214 (1929 words)

	Airliners.net Non Aviation: Olympics 2014 - Candidate Cities Announced
		The Candidate cities as of today are: Sochi (Russia), Salzburg (Austria), and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea).
		The final decision on the host city for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be taken by the IOC Session in July 2007 in Guatemala City.
		IIRC, Pyeongchang was the city that almost beat Vancouver out in the last vote.
	www1.airliners.net /discussions/non_aviation/read.main/1266318 (1880 words)

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