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This paper is to explain the possibility and the limitation of Slow City (Cittaslow) in Jangheung Country(JeollaNamdo Province). My theoretical resources for the case study is Fast society theory and Alternative regional development theory. This research present environmental policy, slow food, landscape management, local-rooted economic structure as a successful conditions of Slow City. Slow City developed in response to the homogenizing forces of globalizaiton. Slow City seeks to implement and nurture environmental, socially and economically sustainable practices promoting local distinctiveness, characteristics and tradition. As a research results, the successful possibility of Jangheung Country as Slow City appears relatively highly. But, limited factors of Slow City as change of leadership, lack of institutional and financial resources, crack of community inside, population decrease and aged population increase were discovered from research result. Consequently, to success the Slow City project must develop to type of Jangheung as Slow City model.