80 places to live differently

Yunnan · Town

A UNESCO World Heritage highland town beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Hunan · Town

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

Jiangsu · Town

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

Xinjiang · Town

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

Yunnan · Town

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

Shanxi · Town

Northern Wei capital where ancient grandeur meets viral citywalk fame.

Jiangxi · Village

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

Fujian · Town

126 islands where bioluminescent seas meet centuries-old stone villages

Shanxi · Town

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

Shanxi · Town

Home of the world's oldest and tallest wooden pagoda

Jilin · City

China's Korean frontier — coffee culture, quiet streets, and Korean-Chinese heritage

Yunnan · Town

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