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5 places to live differently

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Schematic distribution · roughly where places sit in each region

Area

Dali Old Town

大理古城

TownYunnan

China's original digital-nomad hub, cradled between mountains and a highland lake.

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

Xiahe

夏河

TownGansu

The world's largest Tibetan Buddhist academy and an endless corridor of prayer wheels.

Baihaba

白哈巴

TownXinjiang

China's northwesternmost village — where the frontier meets the taiga