"Tau Tau a Taitung Slow Guide" A Practice-Oriented Pathway of the Slow Economy Emerging from Taitung

This project adopts the concept of the slow economy as a core methodology for shaping township-based branding in Taitung. Grounded in everyday local life, it seeks to re-examine how economic systems can more effectively respond to the real needs of land, industry, and community.

In this context, the slow economy does not imply a deceleration of development. Rather, it represents a place-based development framework—one that takes daily life as its scale, public issues as its point of departure, and industrial practices as its vehicle. It emphasizes whether economic activities genuinely contribute to the long-term sustainability of local livelihoods and governance capacity.

"Tau Tau a Taitung Slow Guide" is an action-oriented initiative rooted in local contexts and built upon diverse partnerships. Through dialogue, on-the-ground actions, and documentation, the project systematically organizes dispersed experiences—across townships, industries, and everyday life settings—into a coherent and transferable framework of practice that can be understood, referenced, and sustained over time.

“Tau Tau a Taitung Slow Guide” connects townships across Taitung through diverse formats including the “World Café Forum & Workshops,” “Coastal Regional Action,” “Rift Valley Regional Action,” “South Link Regional Action,” as well as the “ITA TAIWAN INDIGENOUS CULTURAL RESORT Micro Exhibition & Guestroom Experience,” fostering deeper local exchange and collaboration throughout the region. Through several months of collective actions and local engagement, the project will culminate in the creation of “Taitung Slow Guide” — a slow economy guidebook collaboratively edited and shaped by the people of Taitung.

Regional Action Market & Forum Schedule:

❶ Rift Valley Regional Action Market & Forum
▶︎Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026 ｜ 10:00–16:00
▶︎Venue: Dapo Pond Environmental Education Center
(No.1, Zhongyi St., Fuyuan Village, Chishang Township, Taitung County 958, Taiwan)

❷ Coastal Regional Action Market & Forum
▶︎Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 ｜ 10:00–16:00
▶︎Venue: Chenggong Township Museum of Formosan Aborigines
(No.43, Minfu Rd., Zhongren Village, Chenggong Township, Taitung County 961, Taiwan)

❸ South Link Regional Action Market & Forum
▶︎Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026 ｜ 10:00–16:00
▶︎Venue: Dawushan Ecocenter
(No.35-2, Wenquan, Jinlun Village, Taimali Township, Taitung County, Taiwan)

 ITA TAIWAN INDIGENOUS CULTURAL RESORT Micro Exhibition
▶︎Date: June 26, 2026 (Fri) – August 31, 2026 (Mon)
▶︎Slow Economy Guestroom Experience Booking Hotline: +886-89-340605