6 places to live differently

Sunset over a border river and a pastoral way of life in Inner Mongolia.

A photographer's dream grassland beyond the Great Wall

China's forest city — 82% tree canopy and 22°C summers in the Lesser Khingan Mountains

Where the Songhua meets the Heilongjiang — China's river-border frontier

A world-class wetland where red-crowned cranes take flight

An old mountain-wine town at the foot of Changbai Mountain.