But nowhere is their fascinatingly simple and traditional lifestyle better showcased than in the ancient hamlets of Chengyang, where eight villages skirt the winding Linxi River amid verdant farmland.
Drivers on the winding, heavily traveled Saw Mill River Parkway frequently reach speeds of 78 to 85 miles per hour between the towns of Elmsford and Hawthorne, despite the 50-mile-per-hour speed limit.