Dongyin Township in Matsu Islands joins global Cittaslow network

Taipei, May 27 (CNA) Dongyin Township in the Matsu Islands, known officially as Lienchiang County, has become the seventh place in Taiwan to join the Cittaslow network, the Lienchiang County government said Tuesday.

Dongyin qualified for the international Cittaslow movement, which promotes a slower pace of life through a community-centered approach that supports sustainability and counters the pressures of modern living to improve quality of life, according to the website of the Cittaslow association.

Dongyin will be officially introduced to the Italy-based association on June 21 at the Cittaslow International Assembly in South Korea. Lin Te-chien (林德建), head of Dongyin Township, has been invited to attend.

Before Dongyin's addition, 305 towns and cities in 33 countries had received Cittaslow certification, including six places in Taiwan.

Hualien County's Fenglin Township was the first in Taiwan to be certified in 2014, followed by Dalin Township in Chiayi County, Sanyi and Nanzhuang townships in Miaoli County, Jhutian Township in Pingtung County and Chihshang Township in Taitung County.