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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

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.

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.

AnjiDigital NomadsBamboo SeaVillage Cafés

Anji

安吉

Zhejiang · Town

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

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.