Globally Recognized 'Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong-gun' Certified as International Slow City for the Third Consecutive Time

‘Sanso Cafe Cheongsong-gun’ has been certified as an International Slow City for the third consecutive time.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] "International Slow City Cheongsong," which promotes itself as a mountain village-type slow city, has received certification for the third consecutive time in the slow city re-certification evaluation conducted every five years. Cheongsong County will maintain its slow city qualification until 2026.

The International Slow City Federation stated in the comprehensive judgment report on Cheongsong County's slow city re-certification application, "The federation has reviewed Cheongsong County's achievements and performance over the past five years and judged that positive results have been achieved."

This re-certification is evaluated as a result of Cheongsong County's policies over the past five years under the city brand "Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong County," which include well-maintained nature, preservation of traditional culture, and policies pursuing harmony between nature and humans.

Cheongsong County has created the largest domestic cockscomb flower complex, Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong Garden, cultivated directly by residents. It also promoted resident-participation ecological tourism policies such as revitalizing educational tourism utilizing the UNESCO Global Geopark, and creating trails like Oeksibeoseon-gil and Solnuri Neurimbo-gil.

Due to these efforts, it was selected as a city that practiced "urban policies to improve quality of life" at the 2021 International Slow City Awards and received the Excellent Project Award.

A Cheongsong County official said, "We plan to enhance quality of life through Cheongsong's unique slow city policies and strive to realize a sustainable slow city, making it a differentiated glocal ecological tourism city."

The International Slow City Federation currently includes 281 cities from 32 countries worldwide, including 16 domestic cities such as Cheongsong.

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