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47 places to live differently

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Fenghuang old town.JPGMiao Border TownTuōjiāng Stilt HousesShen Congwen's Hometown

Fenghuang Ancient Town

凤凰古城

Hunan · Town

Stilt-house nights along the Tuojiang River — western Hunan's most iconic old town

Rice fields and the town of XizhouBai ArchitectureRice PaddiesMerchant Clans

Xizhou

喜洲

Yunnan · Town

A Bai heritage town framed by rice paddies — old courtyards, slow days

Aerial view of Dali Old Town at the foot of the Cangshan mountainsOld TownBai CultureNature

Dali Old Town

大理古城

Yunnan · Town

China's original digital-nomad hub, cradled between mountains and a highland lake.

Wuyuan"China's Most Beautiful Countryside"Huangling Sun-DryingRapeseed Terraces

Wuyuan

婺源

Jiangxi · Village

China's most beautiful countryside, where harvest banners turn hillsides into art.

AnjiDigital NomadsBamboo SeaVillage Cafés

Anji

安吉

Zhejiang · Town

Bamboo country and a rising haven for China's digital nomads

Pingtan IslandBlue TearsStone HousesIsland Rides

Pingtan Island

平潭

Fujian · Town

126 islands where bioluminescent seas meet centuries-old stone villages

Yingxian

Yingxian

应县

Shanxi · Town

Home of the world's oldest and tallest wooden pagoda

2025-02-06 Yinghui Gate, Jianshui 建水迎暉門 02.jpgNational Historic CityLiving Museum of Old ArchitectureHome of Steam-Pot Chicken

Jianshui Ancient Town

建水古城

Yunnan · Town

Yunnan's southern capital of learning, purple pottery, and heritage trains.

jingdezhenPorcelain CapitalTaoyangli Imperial KilnHands-on Ceramics

Jingdezhen

景德镇

Jiangxi · City

China's thousand-year porcelain capital where craft meets creative youth culture.

日落时分的涠洲岛滴水丹屏海滩 02.jpgChina's Largest Volcanic IslandCentury-old Catholic ChurchIsland E-bike Loop

Weizhou Island

涠洲岛

Guangxi · Town

China's youngest volcanic island — where slow days meet sea breeze

Beiji Village, MoheChina's Northernmost Point"Finding North"Summer Solstice White Nights

Beiji Village, Mohe

漠河北极村

Heilongjiang · Town

China's northernmost frontier — chase the Northern Lights at the edge of the map.

DaochengSacred PeaksHigh-Altitude TrekkingTibetan Buddhism

Daocheng

稻城

Sichuan · Town

The last pure land on the blue planet — a Tibetan realm of sacred snow peaks