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5 places to live differently

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Schematic distribution · roughly where places sit in each region

Area

Linjiang Village

临江屯

VillageInner Mongolia

Sunset over a border river and a pastoral way of life in Inner Mongolia.

Ulan Butong

乌兰布统

TownInner Mongolia

A photographer's dream grassland beyond the Great Wall

Yichun

伊春

CityHeilongjiang

China's forest city — 82% tree canopy and 22°C summers in the Lesser Khingan Mountains

Zhalong

扎龙

VillageHeilongjiang

A world-class wetland where red-crowned cranes take flight

Tonghua

通化

CityJilin

An old mountain-wine town at the foot of Changbai Mountain.