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5 places to live differently

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Schematic distribution · roughly where places sit in each region

Area

Altay

阿勒泰

TownXinjiang

China's northwest frontier — where three borders meet and skiing began.

Gyirong

吉隆

TownTibet

A Himalayan frontier valley where Tibet meets Nepal — and its name means "Happy Village."

Tashkurgan

塔什库尔干

TownXinjiang

China's last frontier town on the Pamir Plateau

Dachaidan

大柴旦

TownQinghai

Gobi emerald lakes and starlit yardang wilderness in Qinghai

Langmusi

郎木寺

TownGansu

A Tibetan monastery town straddling two provinces — China's "Little Switzerland"