Rural South Korean County Prepares For Role As 2018 Winter Olympics Host
Only a handful of tourists come to PyeongChang, usually to hike green hills dotted with Buddhist temples or visit a small nearby ski station. All that is about to change.
Jeon Chung-won tends sheep on the hilly farm where he was born in PyeongChang, a rural county a few hours' drive east of South Korea's capital Seoul.
"It's a simple, peaceful place where the mountain air hugs you," says Jeon, 32. "I really love this place."
Only a handful of domestic tourists typically come to PyeongChang, to hike green hills dotted with Buddhist temples or
