Damyang-gun Achieves Re-Certification as an International Slow City 'Great Success'

Fourth Re-certification Since December 2007, Aiming for a Resident-Led Slow City

On the 21st, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that the International Slow City Federation has approved the re-certification of Damyang-gun as a Slow City.

Damyang-gun was recognized for preserving traditional stone wall paths, the antiquity of old houses, traditional food culture such as Hangwa and fermented sauces, and in December 2007, it became the first Slow City certified in the Asia region. In the evaluation conducted every five years, it received its fourth re-certification this June.

In line with this, the county will commence full-scale activities of the Slow City Secretariat.

The Slow City Secretariat reinforced its personnel in February and has been conducting resource surveys with residents to establish Slow City strategies suited to the region.

It also plans to strengthen a resident-led collaborative system to restore resident identity and community.

To this end, on the 12th, the Secretariat promoted basic education for Slow City manager training targeting cultural tourism interpreters.

Going forward, the county plans to develop projects aligned with the identity of the Slow City alongside the southern regional wide-area tourism development plan to build an attractive Slow City.

County Governor Lee Byeong-no said, “We will form a dedicated Slow City team to promote Slow City policies that fit Damyang-gun’s identity, where ecology, history, and culture harmonize, and strive to become a leading Slow City.”

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