7 places to live differently

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

China's global gateway — where the Bund meets the former French Concession.

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

Reed marshes, sacred peaks, and a millennium of Jiangnan literati culture

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

Where tides, light, and 1,700 years of coast meet China's most photogenic mudflats

Where traditional craft meets a new-generation rural community