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(SEOUL=Yonhap News) A guidebook has been published to help visitors more easily find information about various cultural side events of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the culture and sports ministry said Monday.

The 100-page book, created by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Gangwon Provincial Government, has information on the Cultural Olympiad, taking place in the host city of PyeongChang and the sub-host cities of Gangneung and Jeongseon in Gangwon Province during the Olympics.

The cultural guidebook is divided into six chapters -- performance, exhibition, experience, education, festival and on-site programs -- and has a list of recommendations for each category.

Published both in Korean and English, the book is available at major train stations, airports and popular coffee shops in Seoul and Gangneung, and tourist information centers in the host and sub-host cities.

The cultural programs add another layer of fun to the global sports event by demonstrating the diversity and originality of Korean culture, the ministry said in a statement.

The book is also available online (https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/culture/index).


The photos provided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism show various cultural programs of the Cultural Olympiad of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Yonhap)

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