A visitor takes photos in Hongyadong scenic spot at night in Yuzhong District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
The newly added border ports that allow eligible international travelers to transit within 144 hours without a visa are Chongqing Municipality, Xi'an and Ningbo.
BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese border ports that allow eligible international travelers to transit within 144 hours without a visa will increase to 27 from Dec. 1, said the National Immigration Administration (NIA) Wednesday.
The newly added border ports to the list are Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, Xi'an, capital of northwest Shaanxi Province, and Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province, the NIA said in a press release.
The list now includes major cities across China, such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Wuhan and Guangzhou.
Tourists enjoy the scenery at the Elephant Trunk Hill tourism resort by bamboo rafts in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Yongdan)
Meanwhile, the other three border ports of Changsha, Guilin and Harbin enjoy a 72-hour visa-free transit policy.
The visa-free transit policy approved by the State Council applies to people from 53 countries including Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Brazil, Japan and Qatar. ■
