Drawing in the crowds: Tourists visiting the Yalong Bay national forest park in Sanya, south China’s Hainan province. — Xinhua
Beijing: China unveiled plans to permit visa-free travel to its southern island of Hainan, as Beijing pushes international tourism to the tropical destination in another step to open up the region.
The new policy will start in May and allow travellers from 59 countries to visit Hainan for 30 days visa free, said Qu Yunhai, deputy director of the State Immigration Administration at a press conference yesterday in Beijing.
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