8 places to live differently

The last pure land on the blue planet — a Tibetan realm of sacred snow peaks

Tibetan heart of Yunnan — snow peaks, alpine meadows, and sacred mountain culture.

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

China's last frontier town on the Pamir Plateau

Grassland temples under the sacred Mt. Yala

A Tibetan stone-village valley that explorer Joseph Rock called paradise on Earth.

Tibet's lush southeast — where snow peaks meet alpine valleys

Glaciers, snow peaks, and valleys of wild peach blossoms in Tibet's southern gateway.