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43 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

Tongli Water TownWater TownTuisi Yuan · UNESCO SiteThree Bridges Ritual

Tongli Water Town

同里

Jiangsu · Town

UNESCO gardens and triple bridges — a thousand-year Jiangnan water town unhurried by time.

Kashgar Old CityUyghur CultureSilk Road Old CityBazaars

Kashgar Old City

喀什古城

Xinjiang · Town

China's westernmost living ancient city — where the Silk Road still breathes.

Datong Ancient CityCity WallLiao-Jin ArchitectureNear a UNESCO Site

Datong Ancient City

大同古城

Shanxi · Town

Northern Wei capital where ancient grandeur meets viral citywalk fame.

Pingyao Ancient CityUNESCO World HeritageShanxi Banking HeritageCity Wall

Pingyao Ancient City

平遥古城

Shanxi · Town

China's most intact walled county town from the Ming-Qing era

Yingxian

Yingxian

应县

Shanxi · Town

Home of the world's oldest and tallest wooden pagoda

敦煌Silk RoadMogao CavesMingsha Dunes

Dunhuang

敦煌

Gansu · Town

Silk Road oasis where thousand-year-old cave art meets starlit desert skies

Shaxi Old Town, YunnanTea-Horse RoadBai Old TownHeritage Restoration

Shaxi Old Town, Yunnan

沙溪

Yunnan · Town

The last surviving marketplace of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road

泉州World HeritageMinnan CultureXunpu Flower Crowns

Quanzhou

泉州

Fujian · Town

China's medieval port of the world — flower crowns and living history

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.

LitangWorld's Highest CityTibetan CultureG318 Sichuan-Tibet Route

Litang

理塘

Sichuan · Town

The World's Highest City — where vast grasslands meet Khampa Tibetan culture

YangshuoKarst LandscapesRock Climbing Bamboo Rafting

Yangshuo

阳朔

Guangxi · Town

Karst peaks, riverside climbing, and China's original expat haven.