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"A Change Is Gonna Come"
Single by Sam Cooke
from the album Ain't That Good News
A-side
"Shake"
Released
December 22, 1964 (1964-12-22)
Format
7-inch single
Recorded
January 30, 1964
Studio
RCA, Hollywood, California
Genre
Soul
Length
3:11
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Sam Cooke
Producer(s)
Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"Cousin of Mine"
(1964) "A Change Is Gonna Come"
(1964) "It's Got The Whole World Shakin'"
(1965)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by American recording artist Sam Cooke. It initially appeared on Cooke's album Ain't That Good News, released March 1, 1964 by RCA Victor; a slightly edited version of the recording was released as a single on December 22, 1964. Produced by Hugo & Luigi and arranged and conducted by René Hall, the song was the B-side to "Shake".
The song was inspired by various personal events in Cooke's life, most prominently an event in which he and his entourage were turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana. Cooke felt compelled to write a song that spoke to his struggle and of those around him, and that pertained to the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans. The song contains the refrain, "It's been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come."
Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, "A Change Is Gonna Come" is widely considered Cooke's best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released by various publications. In 2007, the song was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, with the National Recording Registry deeming the song "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."[1]
Contents
1 Background
2 Recording and production
3 Composition
4 Personnel
5 Release
5.1 Cover versions
6 Media usage
7 Other
8 Chart history (Sam Cooke version)
9 Bibliography
10 References
11 External links
Background[edit]
On October 8, 1963, en route to Shreveport, Louisiana, Cooke called ahead to the Holiday Inn North to make reservations for his wife, Barbara, and himself, but when he and his group arrived, the desk clerk glanced nervously and explained there were no vacancies.[2] While his brother Charles protested, Sam was fuming, yelling to see the manager and refusing to leave until he received an answer. His wife nudged him, attempting to calm him down, telling him, "They'll kill you," to which he responded, "They ain't gonna kill me, because I'm Sam Cooke."[2] When they eventually persuaded Cooke to leave, the group drove away calling out insults and blaring their horns. When they arrived at the Castle Motel on Sprague Street downtown, the police were waiting for them, arresting them for disturbing the peace.[2] The New York Times ran an AP report the following day headlined "Negro Band Leader Held in Shreveport," but African-Americans were outraged, leading to the creation of a myth surrounding the incident, exaggerating parts of the story and fabricating others.[3]
In addition, upon hearing Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1963, Cooke was greatly moved that such a poignant song about racism in America could come from someone who was not black, and was also ashamed he had not yet written something like that himself.[4] However, his image and fears of losing his largely white fan base prevented him from doing so.[5] Cooke loved the song so much it was immediately incorporated into his repertoire.[6]
Recording and production[edit]
Following Christmas 1963, Cooke invited J.W. Alexander to his home to preview a new song he had just written, one Cooke was very excited about. When he arrived, Cooke ran through the number on his guitar twice, the second time going over it line by line.[7] Both were very excited to record the song, with Alexander viewing it more personal and political than anything he had yet attempted. He warned Cooke that he may not profit off the song as he had with lighter, poppier songs, but Cooke did not care.[8] He explained to Alexander that he hoped the song would make his father proud.[8] "It was less work than any song he'd ever written," biographer Peter Guralnick says.[6] "It almost scared him that the song — it was almost as if the song were intended for somebody else. He grabbed it out of the air and it came to him whole, despite the fact that in many ways it's probably the most complex song that he wrote. It was both singular — in the sense that you started out, 'I was born by the river' — but it also told the story both of a generation and of a people."[6]
Cooke handed the song to his arranger René Hall, with no specific instructions as to what he personally wanted, but to give it “the kind of instrumentation and orchestration that it demanded.”[9] Previously, the duo had collaborated on arrangement, but this was the first occasion in which Hall was granted complete control of the eventual arrangement, and he composed it as he would a movie score, with lush, symphonic strings.[9] "I wanted it to be the greatest thing in my [life]—I spent a lot of time, put out a lot of ideas, and then changed them and rearranged them," said Hall.[9] Cooke was well known as a perfectionist and "control freak" in the recording studio, so giving Hall total latitude was unprecedented.[6]
AFO drummer John Boudreaux was intimidated by the orchestral arrangement and refused to leave the control room; session player and close collaborator Earl Palmer was working next door and filled in for the song. Luigi Creatore asked Cooke to provide one more take, and the eighth take was "nearly perfect."[10] Luigi was very pleased with the song, considering it among his best, both very serious and still uniquely his own. Cooke had initially imagined that Luigi, first and foremost a pop hitmaker, would not respect the socially conscious song.[10]
Composition[edit]
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
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Each verse is a different movement, with the horns carrying the first, the strings the second, and the timpani carrying the bridge.[6] The French horn present in the recording was intended to convey a sense of melancholy.[9]
Cooke incorporated his own personal experiences as well into the song, such as encounters in Memphis, Shreveport and Birmingham, to reflect the lives and struggles of all African-Americans of the time.[8] The lines "I don't know what's up there / Beyond the sky" could refer to Cooke's doubt for absolute true justice on earth.[8] The final verse, in which Cooke pleads for his "brother" to help him, is a metaphor for what Alexander described as "the establishment" The verse continues, 'But he winds up knocking me / back down on my knees.'"[8]
Personnel[edit]
"A Change Is Gonna Come" was recorded on January 30, 1964, at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California.[11] The engineer present was Wally Heider, and the session was conducted and arranged by René Hall. The musicians also recorded "Falling in Love" the same day. Credits adapted from the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964.[11]
Sam Cooke – lead vocals
SR Crain – backing vocals
Paul Foster – backing vocals
Jimmie Outler – backing vocals
Richard Gibbs – backing vocals
JJ Farley – backing vocals
René Hall – guitar
Norman Bartold – guitar
Arnold Belnick – guitar
Clifton White – guitar
Chuck Badie – bass guitar
Earl Palmer – drums
Harold Battiste – piano
William Hinshaw – French horn
Emil Radocchia – marimba, timpani, percussion
William Kurasch – trumpet
Louis Blackburn – trombone
John Ewing – trombone
David Wells – trombone
Harry Hyams – viola
Alexander Neiman – viola
Israel Baker – violin
Irving Lipschultz – violin
Leonard Malarsky – violin
Jack Pepper – violin
Ralph Schaeffer – violin
Sidney Sharp – violin
Darrel Terwilliger – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
Emmet Sargeant – cello
Release[edit]
Cooke first performed "A Change Is Gonna Come" on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on February 7, 1964. Cooke’s new manager, Allen Klein, was infatuated with the song and persuaded Cooke to do away with promoting his most recent single, "Ain't That Good News", and perform "Change" instead, feeling that that was the statement he needed to make before a national audience.[12] Cooke objected, noting that the album’s release was a month away and that he had no time to pull together an arrangement within such a short time frame.[12] Klein arranged for RCA to pay for a full string section and Cooke performed the song that Friday on The Tonight Show after performing "Basin Street".[13] An NBC timekeeper logged down the number as "It's a Long Time Coming," but the network did not save the tape of the performance.[12][13] Klein and Alexander both felt it would become a milestone moment in Cooke's career, but it was overshadowed by the Beatles' performance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS just two days later.[13]
The song was issued on March 1 as a track on Cooke's album Ain't That Good News. It would not be issued as a single for another nine months.
Cooke elected not to perform "A Change Is Gonna Come" again in his lifetime, both because of the complexity of the arrangement and because of the ominous nature of the song.[6] When shown to his protégé Bobby Womack, his response was that it sounds "like death." Cooke responded, "Man, that's kind of how it sounds like to me. That's why I'm never going to play it in public." Womack clarified his thoughts, that it wasn’t deathly, but rather "spooky," but Cooke never performed the song again.[6]
In December, "A Change Is Gonna Come" was prepared for single release, with the verse and chorus preceding the bridge ("I go to the movies…") deleted for radio airplay.[14] The civil rights movement picked up on "A Change Is Gonna Come" with near immediacy.[6] On December 11, 1964, two weeks before the song was released, Sam Cooke was fatally shot at a Los Angeles motel.[15]
"A Change Is Gonna Come" became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, and is widely considered Cooke's best composition. Over the years, the song has garnered significant praise and, in 2005, was voted number 12 by representatives of the music industry and press in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and voted number 3 in the webzine Pitchfork Media's The 200 Greatest Songs of the 60s. The song is also among three hundred songs deemed the most important ever recorded by National Public Radio (NPR) and was recently selected by the Library of Congress as one of twenty-five selected recordings to the National Recording Registry as of March 2007. The song is currently ranked as the 46th greatest song of all time, as well as the third best song of 1964, by Acclaimed Music.[16] NPR called the song "one of the most important songs of the civil rights era."[6]
Despite its acclaim, legal troubles have haunted the single since its release. A dispute between Cooke's music publisher, ABKCO, and record company, RCA Records, made the recording unavailable for much of the four decades since its release. Although the song was featured prominently in the 1992 film Malcolm X, it could not be included in the film's soundtrack. By 2003, however, the disputes had been settled in time for the song to be included on the remastered version of Ain't That Good News, as well as the Cooke anthology Portrait of a Legend.[citation needed]
A live rendition was included in the soundtrack to the 2001 Michael Mann film Ali. James Taylor recorded a version specially for an episode of the same title of the television drama The West Wing. The Allman Brothers Band captured their performance of the song on their 2003 DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre.[citation needed]
Cover versions[edit]
Other notable artists who have covered the song include:
Gerald Alston 2008
Baby Huey on The Baby Huey Story 1971
The Band 1973
George Benson 1979
Wayne Brady 2008
Billy Bragg 2006
Brandy
Solomon Burke 1986
John Boutte 2001
Tony Carey
the Cold War Kids 2007
Terence Trent D'Arby
Gavin DeGraw 2003
Matt Doyle
Bob Dylan 1979
Everlast 2011
The 5th Dimension (in a 1970 medley with The Rascals' "People Got to Be Free")
Aretha Franklin from "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" 1967
the Fugees 1996
Jeffrey Gaines
The Gits
Al Green 1996
Greta Van Fleet 2017
Deitrick Haddon
Morten Harket
Beth Hart[17]
jacksoul 2006
Leela James 2005
R. Kelly
Evelyn Champagne King 1985
Patti LaBelle 1998
The Manhattans
Allison Moorer
The Neville Brothers 1989
Graham Parker 1989
Billy Preston 1981
James & Bobby Purify 1967
Prince Buster 2016
Otis Redding 1965
Michael Thompson featuring Bobby Womack 1976
The Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield solo) 1966
Seal and Arcade Fire, who used the song in support of Barack Obama's nomination for President of the United States.
Ben Sollee
Solo 1995
The Supremes 1965
Seal (singer) 2008
James Taylor (c.2005)
Three Dog Night 1969
Tina Turner 1988
Luther Vandross
Cory Wells
Canned Heat performed live at Woodstock, 1969
Storyville 1994 - Album "Bluest eyes"

In recent years, the song has served as a sample for rappers Ghostface Killah (1996), Ja Rule (2003), Papoose (2006), Lil Wayne (2007) "Long Time Coming (remix)" Charles Hamilton, Asher Roth, and B.o.B (2009), and Nas's It Was Written album also features a similar opening as the song. On their album The Reunion hip-hop artists Capone-N-Noreaga used an excerpt from the song on the opening track which shares the same title as the Cooke original. British soul singer Beverley Knight says the song is her all-time favorite and has performed it live many a time; most notably on 'Later with Jools Holland'. On May 6, 2008, during the seventh season of American Idol, the song was sung by contestant Syesha Mercado as the remaining top 4. It was also sung by Joshua Ledet during the Top 7 episode of season 11 (2012), for which he received a standing ovation from the audience.[18] After winning the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama referred to the song, stating to his supporters in Chicago, "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, change has come to America." A duet of the song by Bettye LaVette and Jon Bon Jovi was included in We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. In Washington DC, in the days leading up to the Inauguration of Barack Obama, this song could be heard played constantly in the city centre.
In 2004, Patti LaBelle performed the song on the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert to a standing ovation.
Julian Casablancas, lead singer of popular rock band The Strokes, has cited "A Change Is Gonna Come" as his favorite song of all time.
In 2009, Aaron Neville, along with the Mt. Zion Mass Choir, released a version of the song “A Change Is Gonna Come” on the compilation album Oh Happy Day.[19]
American Idol creator/producer Simon Fuller selected the song for contestant Adam Lambert to sing in the season 8 finale in May, 2009. It was also covered by season 9 semifinalist Lilly Scott in March 2010.
In 2010, one of the finalists of the British The X Factor, Rebecca Ferguson, sang the song for her audition, impressing judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger.
The song was performed in the 2011 Miss America Pageant by Miss Kentucky, Djuan Trent.
In 2011, jazz group Afro-Blue performed the song on The Sing-off by request of the judges. The same year, Everlast recorded a version of the song for his album Songs of the Ungrateful Living. Maverick Sabre covered the song on his 2012 album Lonely Are the Brave
On January 1, 2012, the song was the last single to be played on the New Zealand radio station Solid Gold FM before the station rebranded.
On June 1, 2013 Beyoncé Knowles sang the song during The Sound of Change Live concert in London, as part of Chime for Change, an organization which supports total equality between women and men in all areas of life. Mark Sutherland of Rolling Stone magazine noted that Knowles belted out the song,[20] while Alice Vincent from The Daily Telegraph noted that the rendition of the song reflected the event's purpose.[21] Later, on July 20, 2013, Knowles performed the song during a stop in Detroit as part of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. The performance followed the city's recent file for bankruptcy. As Knowles performed, the screen behind her displayed photos of Detroit's landmarks and icons including Aretha Franklin, Aaliyah, Eminem, Anita Baker, Bob Seger, Kid Rock, The White Stripes, Berry Gordy, Jr, Joe Louis. The montage ended with the declaration "Nothing Stops Detroit!" and Knowles closed the performance by saying "I love you, Detroit".[22][23][24] A spokesperson for the singer described the performance as a "unique tribute to the history of an incredible city and a celebration of the strong spirit of its people".[23] A black-and-white video of the cover was uploaded on Knowles' official YouTube channel on July 30, 2013. It closes with a quote from Henry Ford: “Failure is simply the opportunity to start over, this time more intelligently."[24] A reporter for The Huffington Post reported that the singer's "heartfelt" cover of the song "touched" her fans and the people who loved Detroit.[25] Latifah Muhammad of the Black Entertainment Television wrote that Knowles' "powerful" rendition of the song came right on time.[26] An editor for Essence described Knowles' cover as a "moving tribute to Detroit".[27] Jordan Sargent of Spin wrote, "It all might come off as a bit heavy-handed if it wasn't for the fact that, well, Beyonce absolutely slays the cover."[28] Lauren Moraski from CBS News described the tribute to the city as "touching".[29] In 2013 15-year-old Dwayne Cooke released a video of himself singing "A Change Gonna Come" on YouTube which has gone viral on Facebook and other social networking sites...[30]
Media usage[edit]
Many stations have played this song to signal the moment of format change (e.g. when KSOC 94.5 in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX changed from urban AC to urban oldies in July 2011).[31]
Other[edit]
The words “A change is gonna come” are on a wall of the Contemplative Court, a space for reflection in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture; the museum opened in 2016.[32]
Chart history (Sam Cooke version)[edit]
Chart (1965)
Peak
position
Billboard R&B Singles Chart 9
Billboard Hot 100 31
Bibliography[edit]
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964. Abkco Records, 2003. Los Angeles, California.
Werner, Craig (1999). A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race, and the Soul of America. Plume. ISBN 0-452-28065-6.
Wolff, Daniel J.; S.R. Crain; Clifton White & G. David Tenenbaum (1995). You Send Me: The Life and Times of Sam Cooke. William Morrow & Co. ISBN 0-688-12403-8.
Guralnick, Peter (2005). Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0316013291.
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Jump up ^ Keyes, Allison (2017). ""In This Quiet Space for Contemplation, a Fountain Rains Down Calming Waters"". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Pyeongchang County
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For the county with the same Chinese characters (平昌) in Sichuan, China, see Pingchang County.
Not to be confused with Pyongyang or Pyonggang.
"Pyeongchang" redirects here. For other uses, see Pyeongchang (disambiguation).
Pyeongchang
평창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul
평창군
• Hanja
平昌郡
• Revised Romanization
Pyeongchang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer
P'yŏngch'ang-gun[1]
Alpensia Resort and a wind farm in Pyeongchang

Emblem of Pyeongchang
Etymology: 平 "peaceful" or "flatland", 昌 "prosperity" or "flourishing"

Location in Gangwon Province, South Korea
Country
South Korea
Province
Gangwon-do
Administrative divisions
1 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total
1,463.65 km2 (565.12 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total
43,666
• Density
30/km2 (80/sq mi)
• Dialect
Gangwon
Time zone
UTC+9
Pyeongchang (Korean pronunciation: [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋ]; in full, Pyeongchang-gun [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋɡun]; English: /ˌpjʌŋˈtʃɑːŋ/[2]) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about 180 km (110 mi) east southeast of Seoul, 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 elevation of approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft).
Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3] To avoid confusion with Pyongyang, North Korea, it has been officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" for the Olympics and the Paralympics.[4][5]
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Culture and tourism
3.1 Cultural heritage sites
3.1.1 Temples
3.1.2 Historic sites
3.2 Festivals
3.3 Museum
3.4 Tourism
4 Sport
4.1 1999 Asian Winter Games
4.2 2018 Winter Olympic Games
4.2.1 Olympic venues and Dream Program
5 Transportation
5.1 Train
5.2 Buses
5.3 Road
6 Administrative divisions
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
Pyeongchang region was ruled by the Goguryeo Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was called Uk-o-hyeon (욱오현).[6] After the Silla dynasty conquered the Goguryeo Dynasty and Baekje Dynasty, it was renamed Baek-o-hyeon (백오현).[7]
After the Goryeo Dynasty was established, it renamed Pyeongchang-hyeon. Then, it was under control of Wonju.[8] 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.[9]
When the Joseon Dynasty was founded in 1392, the region was promoted from a hyeon to a county (gun).[10] After the territory was divided into 8 Provinces under the reign of King Taejong, it was involved in Gangwon-do.[11] 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.[12]
Geography[edit]
Pyeongchang, Gangwon – winter is cold but relatively dry, with clear blue skies.
The altitude of Pyeongchang is wide-ranging, with 84% of its territory comprising mountains with average elevations of 750 m (2,460 ft).[13]
Its best-known place, the township of Daegwallyeong-myeon, averages between 700 and 800 m (2,300 and 2,600 ft) above sea level, with some areas over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) high.[14]
Climate[edit]
Pyeongchang County experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwb).[15] Pyeongchang's winters are long and very snowy, while summers are relatively short.[16]
Average temperature of Pyeongchang from 2001 to 2010 was 7.0 °C, and it was lower than Gangwon's 8.9 °C. Annual precipitation of the region from 2001 to 2010 was 1,555.0 mm, and it was more than Gangwon's 1,491.5 mm.[17]
The warmest months of the year are July and August, with January and February being the coldest.
[hide]Climate data for Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang (1981–2010, extremes 1971–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
8.7
(47.7) 16.5
(61.7) 19.7
(67.5) 30.1
(86.2) 31.0
(87.8) 32.3
(90.1) 32.0
(89.6) 32.7
(90.9) 29.0
(84.2) 24.7
(76.5) 21.5
(70.7) 13.5
(56.3) 32.7
(90.9)
Average high °C (°F)
−2.5
(27.5) −0.4
(31.3) 4.4
(39.9) 12.9
(55.2) 17.6
(63.7) 20.5
(68.9) 22.8
(73) 22.8
(73) 18.6
(65.5) 14.0
(57.2) 7.0
(44.6) 0.5
(32.9) 11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−7.7
(18.1) −5.5
(22.1) −0.5
(31.1) 7.0
(44.6) 11.9
(53.4) 15.7
(60.3) 19.1
(66.4) 19.1
(66.4) 14.1
(57.4) 8.3
(46.9) 1.3
(34.3) −4.4
(24.1) 6.6
(43.9)
Average low °C (°F)
−12.6
(9.3) −10.5
(13.1) −5.2
(22.6) 1.2
(34.2) 6.3
(43.3) 11.2
(52.2) 16.0
(60.8) 16.1
(61) 10.0
(50) 3.1
(37.6) −2.8
(27) −9.1
(15.6) 2.0
(35.6)
Record low °C (°F)
−28.9
(−20) −27.6
(−17.7) −23.0
(−9.4) −14.6
(5.7) −4.7
(23.5) −1.7
(28.9) 4.4
(39.9) 3.3
(37.9) −2.3
(27.9) −9.9
(14.2) −18.7
(−1.7) −24.7
(−12.5) −28.9
(−20)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
62.6
(2.465) 53.6
(2.11) 75.6
(2.976) 89.5
(3.524) 122.3
(4.815) 201.0
(7.913) 326.7
(12.862) 420.9
(16.571) 307.3
(12.098) 124.9
(4.917) 76.9
(3.028) 36.8
(1.449) 1,898
(74.724)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
10.5 10.5 11.3 9.5 11.1 13.2 17.6 17.8 13.0 8.9 10.1 9.4 142.9
Average snowy days
13.0 11.8 12.0 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.2 10.9 57.2
Average relative humidity (%)
67.3 67.0 67.5 61.0 68.4 79.2 85.7 87.0 84.6 75.2 69.9 67.3 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours
197.2 185.2 202.3 226.6 229.4 179.8 138.1 130.7 143.9 193.3 176.4 191.9 2,194.8
Percent possible sunshine
64.4 60.8 54.6 57.4 52.1 40.7 30.8 31.0 38.6 55.5 57.8 64.3 49.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[18][19][20] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[21]
Culture and tourism[edit]
Woljeongsa Nine Story Stone Pagoda
A part of Bell of Sangwonsa
Cultural heritage sites[edit]
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[edit]
Main article: Sangwonsa
Sangwansa is a temple on Odaesan Mountain that was originally established as Jinyeowon in 705. Although the Joseon Dynasty's policy was the prohibition of Buddhism, it constantly donated to rebuild the temple. In 1401, King Taejong donated to the construction of Sajaam Hermitage. In 1465, King Sejo and administrators donated to rebuild the temple.[22] Sejo's son, King Yejong designated it as a memorial for his father. During the Third Battle of Seoul, the United Nations Command ordered that the temple be burned, but a Buddhist monk prevented it. Instead, the Command agreed to burn only the doors of the temple.[23]
Sangwonsa has the following cultural heritage sites:
The Bell of Sangwonsa (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)
Main article: Woljeongsa
Woljeongsa is a temple on Odaesan Mountain established by Jajang the monk in 643. After it was established, it was consistently rebuilt. During the Third Battle of Seoul, 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.[24]
Woljeongsa 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[edit]
The Pyeongchang Odaesan Historic Archive (Historic Site No. 37) was one of five archival locations in the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty for the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and Sonwon-kyebo-kiryak.
Festivals[edit]
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. [25]
On 7–22 Feb 2018, 26th festival was held in hwenggye-ri, Daegwallyeong-myeon as a pre-event of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Events include an exhibition of snow figures, snow sledge competition, international naked marathon, traditional folk performances, and Hwangbyoungsan Mountain hunting game.[26]
Hyoseok Cultural Festival
Pyeongchang is the hometown of Lee Hyo-seok, a Korean novelist,[27] and this festival is held in Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village, where he grew up.[28]
Museum[edit]
Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall
The Lee Seung-bok Memorial Hall is located in Nodong-ri, Yongpyeong-myeon 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.[29]
Tourism[edit]
A snowscape of Odaesan National Park
Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm
Odaesan Mountain is the home of historical Buddhist temples including Sangwonsa and Woljeongsa.[30] It was designated as a national park in 1975. The highest peak, Birobong Peak is 1,563 m (5,128 ft) high.[31]
Two major ski resorts in the county was the home of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Alpensia ski resort has six slopes for skiing and snowboarding, with runs up to 1,400.0 m (4,593.2 ft) long, for beginners and advanced skiers, and an area reserved for snowboarders. The resort is open year-round.[32] Alpensia hosted the majority of the Olympic snow events.[33] Yongpyong Resort, which has a total of 28 ski slopes, hosted the technical alpine skiing events.[34]
Alpensia will be the focus of the 2018 Cultural Olympiad, with a new, purpose-built concert hall within the resort with an indoor water park.[35]
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 and features a pastoral landscape. The ranch is operated by the leading Korean food and dairy company Samyang food, 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 and the movie Lover’s Concerto.[36]
Sport[edit]
Pyeongchang hosted the 1999 Asian Winter Games and 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games were held in Pyeongchang. The 2009 IBU Biathlon World Championships were also held there.
1999 Asian Winter Games[edit]
Main article: 1999 Asian Winter Games
The Asian Winter Games was held in 1999 in Gangwon Province including Pyeongchang. Originally, it hoped to host the 3rd Asian Winter Games, which North Korea gave up; however, Harbin was announced to host the 3rd Games. It was decided that Gangwon would host the 4th Asian Winter Games at the same time.[37]
Total 799 athletes participated in the Games. Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, short track speed skating, and figure skating events were held in Pyeongchang.[38]
2018 Winter Olympic Games[edit]
One of the venues that is being used for the 2018 Winter Olympics (taken in 2013).
Main article: 2018 Winter Olympics
On 6 July 2011, Pyeongchang was announced to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. The other candidates were Annecy, France and Munich, Germany. It is the third Winter Games in Asia after the 1972 games in Sapporo, Japan 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 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, in which it lost to Vancouver, Canada, and Sochi, Russia, respectively.[39]
For the 2018 Olympics, Pyeongchang is being marketed with the CamelCase spelling of "PyeongChang", so the global audience does not confuse it with Pyongyang, the capital of neighboring North Korea.[40] Two main facilities 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).[41] The 2018 Winter Paralympics was held in the same venues starting March 9, 2018.[42]
Olympic venues and Dream Program[edit]
In preparation for the 2018 Olympics, the region has built facilities including hotels and a world-class ski resort, named Alpensia.
The region is implementing its so-called 2018 Dream Program, a legacy of the 2010 bid. It has mounted its fifth 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.[43]
Transportation[edit]
Pyeongchang County is traversed from west to east by the Gyeonggang Line and Yeongdong Expressway. The railway and expressway both originate in the Seoul metropolitan region.
Train[edit]
Main articles: Pyeongchang Station and Jinbu Station
A new KTX line named Gyeonggang Line was built between Wonju and Gangneung via Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics and put Pyeongchang within 80 minutes of travel time from Seoul, and the new KTX line started commercial operation since Dec. 22, 2017. It takes 1 and half hours from Cheongnyangni KTX station (NE Seoul) as well as Seoul station of Gyeonggang high speed rail.[44]
The Gyeonggang Line passes through Pyeongchang from west to east, providing main-line rail service. KTX trains stop at Pyeongchang Station and Jinbu Station. During the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, KTX trains to Jinbu Station were increased.[45]
Buses[edit]
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.[46]
Transit buses
Local transit operators connect communities in the county to hubs at Pyeongchang Bus Station, Jangpyeong Bus Terminal, and Jinbu Bus Station.
Road[edit]
Expressways
Main article: Yeongdong Expressway
Yeongdong Expressway 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.[47]
Expressways
50
Yeongdong Expressway
E.Dunnae IC ↔ Myeonon IC ↔ Pyeongchang IC ↔ Soksa IC ↔ Jinbu IC ↔ Daegwallyeong IC↔ Gangneung JC
National highways
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[edit]
The district includes one town (eup), Pyeongchang-eup (평창읍) and seven townships (myeon):
Pyeongchang-eup (평창읍): County seat
Bangnim-myeon (방림면)
Bongpyeong-myeon (봉평면)
Daegwallyeong-myeon (대관령면): The center of winter sports that will host the 2018 Winter Olympics
Daehwa-myeon (대화면)
Jinbu-myeon (진부면)
Mitan-myeon (미탄면)
Yongpyeong-myeon (용평면)
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