With the expansion of visa-free "Friends Circle", scenic spots across the country have ushered in a wave of foreign tourists. It is understood that my country has unilateral visa exemption to 38 countries so far, and has extended the visa exemption to 54 countries to transit to 240 hours. "Check in to China" has become a new international trend.
With the comprehensive optimization of China's transit visa-free policy, many foreign tourists choose to go lightly and start a journey that is easy to walk. In Hunan, not only does it have beautiful natural scenery, but the implementation of payment methods such as large-value card swiping, small-value code scanning, and cash guarantee guarantee have also met everyone's diverse needs.
At present, Changsha Huanghua International Airport has opened regular passenger routes directly to 10 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, with an average of nearly 140 inbound and outbound passenger flights per week. In the first two months of 2025, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the Changsha Port reached 51,000, an increase of 29% year-on-year.
As "China travel" becomes more and more popular, "going to China after get off work on Friday" has become a new craze. Looking at Chinese-style specialty buildings and tasting Chinese specialty food, the major landmark buildings and specialty snack shops in the mouth of Yunnan are all Vietnamese tourists in front of them.
According to statistics, in the first two months of this year, there were 3,034 cross-border tourism groups entering the country from Hekou Port, an increase of 42.68% over the same period last year. In Yuyuan, Shanghai, this group of tourists from Russia came to the time-honored Chinese brand to taste the traditional snack - Xiaolongbao.
