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China has decided to expand the scope of visa-free countries. Ordinary passport holders from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain can enter China without a visa for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchanges, visits, or transit for no more than 30 days , announced by Mao Ning, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry at a regular press conference on May 28.   The policy will take effect from June 9, 2025 to June 8, 2026. In addition to the United Arab Emi

China is implementing a 10-day (240 hours) visa-free transit policy. The transit program allows visitors who have existing flight bookings from China to a third country (region) to snag a visa on arrival at a Chinese airport (port) and stay for 10 days before departure. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan all count as third destinations.   Passport holders of 55 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, can enter visa-free through any of the 60 open airports (por

Bridging Cultures to Unveil Guilin’s Landscapes and Chengdu’s Vibrancy Don Francis, a seasoned French-speaking tour guide with 15 years of experience in China-France tourism services, is at the prime of his career at 45. He combines rich cross-cultural communication expertise with a relentless passion for travel services, focusing on crafting in-depth cultural and natural journeys in Guilin and Chengdu exclusively for French-speaking travelers. As a certified French-speaking

As one of the Seven Wonders of the World and a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, the Great Wall is the grandest military defense project in human civilization, carrying thousands of years of historical vicissitudes and cultural heritage. Like a winding giant dragon, it stretches across the mountains in northern China, starting from Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province in the west and ending at Shanhaiguan Pass in Hebei Province in the east, with a total length exceeding 20,

Hi there! I’m Li Hua, a passionate and experienced inbound tour guide with over 5 years of professional experience in China’s top tourist destinations. Fluent in English (IELTS 7.5) and conversational in Spanish, I specialize in crafting immersive journeys across Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, and Guilin—covering iconic sites, hidden gems, and local culture. With a background in Chinese history and tourism management, I don’t just show you places—I share stories. Whether

The Chinese lunar calendar is a luni-solar calendar that balances the movements of the sun and moon. With a history of thousands of years, it has deeply integrated into the fabric of Chinese life. It defines "months" by lunar phases and "years" by the solar tropical year, adjusting the time difference through leap months to ensure solar terms align precisely with seasons. Its core highlight is the 24 Solar Terms, from Start of Spring to Major Cold. They not only guide agricul

People in China talk about winter coming in nine periods and each period is 9 days long, which begins from the Winter Solstice. After 9 nine-day periods the weather becomes warmer and spring will be on its way. The 3rd nine-day period is called ‘Sanjiu’ in Chinese, which refers to the 19th-27th days after the day of the Winter Solstice. There is an old saying in China that goes, "The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days."   There is a famous folk song about the Nin

Why is Leshan special? Leshan (literally meaning “happy mountain”) is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of Dadu and Min rivers in the Sichuan province. On the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin, Leshan is particularly well known as a city of National Key Tourist Attraction due to its natural landscape and wealth of cultural relics. Leshan Highlights Leshan City is a renowned tourist resort as it boasts the 'No.1 Buddha under Heaven' -- Leshan Giant Buddha sc

Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its 44th session held in Fuzhou on 25 July 2021, bringing the total number of the China's UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56.   The cultural property comprises 22 functionally and spatially connected historical relics, demonstrating the great contributions China made to the prosperity of global maritime trade of East and Southeast Asia from 10-14 Century.   Quanzhou’s glori

Located at the center of the ancient city of Beijing, the Forbidden City, is known as the Palace Museum, is the largest and most complete Forbidden City in China. Twenty-four emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties lived and ruled China from there. Indeed, the Forbidden City is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world, and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.   The Forbidden City is one of the most popular touris