Travel brings the world closer. The wonderful "China Travel" is like a lively note, playing the symphony of exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries.

The State Immigration Administration released the latest data on the 15th. Since the implementation of the 240-hour transit visa-free policy, 9.215 million foreigners have entered the country at ports across the country, an increase of 40.2% over the same period last year. Among them, 6.57 million foreigners were allowed to enter the country without visa, accounting for 71.3%.

More open and enthusiastic, "China Travel" and "gold content" continue to rise-

"Thank you, China!" On April 13, the American internet celebrity "Hyperthyroid" posted a Weibo post, accompanied by multiple photos of this trip to China. Seeing is true, the live broadcast of "Hyperthyroidism" in one shot allows netizens around the world to see the ever-changing China.

As China continues to update and comprehensively relax and optimize the transit visa-free policy, foreign tourists "come as they say it" and check in China with sincerity and discover beauty. From "city is not city", to the interaction between Chinese and American netizens Xiaohongshu, to "Hyperthyroidism" live broadcast to bridge the cultural gap... In the future, there will be more "warm" communication to "break the wall" and break prejudice.

According to statistics, since the implementation of the 240-hour transit visa-free policy, from December 17 last year to March 31 this year, more than 100,000 inbound passenger flights, an increase of nearly 10% month-on-month. The number of foreigners visiting famous tourist areas such as Huangshan, Wuyishan, and Zhangjiajie increased by 21.6% year-on-year. "China Travel" continues to be popular all over the world.

"The transit visa-free policy and various visa-free policies are coordinated and complement each other, and the policy effect is fully demonstrated." Lin Yongsheng, spokesperson of the State Immigration Administration and director of the Policy and Regulations Department, introduced that from short-term tours of "coming to China after get off work on Friday" to in-depth tours across provinces and cities, nearly 60% of foreigners coming to China choose to travel across regions, effectively driving the continuous heating of the inbound tourism market.

More convenient and silky, there is no limit on "pet guests" -

The continuous optimization of policies is opening up new space. In the first quarter, there were 17.437 million foreigners entering and leaving the country, an increase of 33.4% year-on-year.

In order to make customs clearance smoother, each port dynamically monitors traffic and scientifically optimizes service. The inspection channels during peak hours are "open as long as they should be opened", and a new version of the opening-up port entry and exit border inspection site signs...

The Sino-Vietnam Detian (Banyue) Waterfall Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone is crowded with tourists. No fingerprint collection, no stamping of verification stamps, no foreign entry cards, no foreigners' entry card, Shuolong Border Inspection Station has implemented the "three exemptions" policy, and has increased the efficiency of passenger inspection and release by 40%.

The steps in China-Vietnam cultural exchanges are getting bigger and bigger, and the people of the two countries are getting closer and closer. In 2024, more than 3.7 million Chinese tourists went to Vietnam; the number of inbound and outbound personnel at Dongxing Port exceeded 8.58 million, an increase of 54.6%, ranking first among border ports in the country.

More smoother and closer, a new picture of cross-border flow -

On April 14, Vietnamese cold chain trucks were neatly arranged in front of the Friendship Pass port to leave the country. As one of the important land ports from China to Vietnam, the average daily traffic of more than 1,000 trucks are available at the Youyi Pass port. Chinese freight drivers only need to brush their ID, press their fingerprints, and recognize their facial features to pass the level quickly in 15 seconds.

In the first quarter, the Youyiguan Border Inspection Station has inspected inbound and outbound freight vehicles exceeding 200,000, an increase of 16.8% year-on-year. More and more high-quality Vietnamese agricultural products such as durian, jackfruit, and mango are entering thousands of households in China through ports.

The people are free and the goods are connected, and the heart is closer.

According to reports, in the first quarter, 163 million people entered and left the country, an increase of 15.3% year-on-year; a total of 8.495 million inbound and exit transportation vehicles (lines, ships, and vehicles) were inspected, an increase of 15.5% year-on-year.

The real Chinese life and sincerity. A large number of foreign tourists spontaneously filmed and spread the good experience of travel, leaving a message on the Internet, "China is welcoming everyone with a wider scope and wider field of opening up, and traveling to China is an experience that cannot be missed."

It is spring that is blooming, and China is vast, distant and charming in cross-border flow. It is welcome to go there in two directions.

Planning: Chen Fang

Reporter: Ren Qinqin

Produced by Xinhua News Agency