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71 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.

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

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.

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.

Pingtan IslandBlue TearsStone HousesIsland Rides

Pingtan Island

平潭

Fujian · Town

126 islands where bioluminescent seas meet centuries-old stone villages

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

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.

敦煌Silk RoadMogao CavesMingsha Dunes

Dunhuang

敦煌

Gansu · Town

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

jingdezhenPorcelain CapitalTaoyangli Imperial KilnHands-on Ceramics

Jingdezhen

景德镇

Jiangxi · City

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