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10 places to live differently

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Schematic distribution · roughly where places sit in each region

Area

Pingtan Island

平潭

TownFujian

126 islands where bioluminescent seas meet centuries-old stone villages

Jingdezhen

景德镇

CityJiangxi

China's thousand-year porcelain capital where craft meets creative youth culture.

Songyang

松阳

TownZhejiang

The last hidden valley of Jiangnan — China's "second home" experiment

Nanxun

南浔

TownZhejiang

The quietest of the rich canal towns — silk wealth without the crowds

Mudu

木渎

TownJiangsu

The foremost town of Wu — a garden water town in the heart of Jiangnan.

Zhujiajiao Water Town

朱家角

TownShanghai

Shanghai's finest water town — a Jiangnan escape just beyond the city.

Fengjing Ancient Town

枫泾古镇

TownShanghai

Where Shanghai meets Zhejiang — a canal town of folk art and riverside life

Wuyishan

武夷山

TownFujian

Where Danxia peaks meet centuries-old rock tea culture

Jiangshan

江山

TownZhejiang

A millennium-old crossroads where dialects from a hundred family names still echo

Shaxi Old Town, Jiangsu

沙溪古镇

TownJiangsu

A Ming-Qing canal town still untouched by mass tourism