A Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race
The third annual event drew dozens of residents and tourists, with Brother Snail winning in 3 minutes and 3 seconds.
- Over the May Day holiday, Fenglin held its third annual snail race, attracting residents and visitors to boost tourism following the April 2024 earthquake.
- Organizer Cheng Jen-shou launched the races to reinvigorate tourism after the 2024 earthquake, which killed 19 people and injured more than 1,100 in the surrounding Hualien area.
- Tanya Lin's snail, Guage, or Brother Snail, won the final in 3 minutes and 3 seconds, while a family from Kaohsiung brought their giant African snail, Aquaman.
- University students Annette Lin and Tanya Liu traveled from Hualien to experience the event, drawn by Fenglin's slow pace of life in the town of around 10,000 residents.
- Since joining the Cittaslow international network in 2014, Fenglin has prioritized quality of life while managing Taiwan's super-aged society, where more than 20% of residents are older than 65.
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In the small town of Fenglin, located in eastern Taiwan, an unusual practice captures the attention of the whole island. It is the snail races, an event that challenges logic to settle down as a community tradition. In this contest, emotion is measured in minutes and the slow pace dictates the pulse of the day. The spectators, composed of children and adults, surround circular tables to encourage the molluscs that move from the center to the edg…
The Taiwanese city of Fenglin has a reputation for being a place where life moves slowly and people can take a break. To celebrate this, residents have decided to hold snail races to remind people of the importance of stopping and taking a break.
In the town of Fenglin, in eastern Taiwan, a competition as peculiar as popular is attracting visitors from all over the island: snail racing.Keep reading...
Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race
The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has embraced its slow pace of life, using snail races to celebrate a focus on sustainability and community. The initiative aims to boost tourism after a 2024 earthquake impacted travel in the area.
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