240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China
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 54 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, can enter visa-free through any of the 60 open airports (ports) in 24 provincial regions, covering popular tourist cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
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Meanwhile, citizens from 38 countries can enter China visa-free for up to 30 days.
Duration: 9:00-17:00
In the morning, your guide will pick you up from the hotel. Then you start to visit Xi'an, the ancient capital for 11 dynasties.
Firstly take a visit to Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses (UNESCO), one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world. More than 6000 life-sized terra cotta warriors, archers, infantrymen, horses and bronze chariots silently guarded the tomb of China's First Emperor for over 2,200 years.
Visit a a ceramic & pottery workshop en route.
Then head to the Wild Goose Pagoda, a Tang Dynasty landmark. This seven-story pagoda was initially constructed in 652 AD, and a larger team of scholars was organized here for translation of the Buddhist sutras brought back from India and it became a holy place for pilgrimages.
In the later afternoon, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Service ends.
-- Private tour guide
-- Private air-conditioned car or coach
-- Hotel pick-up & drop-off service
-- Entrance ticket as listed
-- Lunch as listed
-- Flight and train ticket
-- Hotel
-- Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, fax fee, phone bills, optional activities
-- Tips for guides and drivers
-- China Visa
-- Travel insurance