Qingdao, an eastern coastal city of Shandong province, has great news for international travelers. The city started to offer 72-hour visa-free entry for international transit passengers to boost tourism and business. [people.com.cn]

Qingdao, an eastern coastal city of Shandong province, has great news for international travelers. The city started to offer 72-hour visa-free entry for international transit passengers to boost tourism and business.

Travelers from 51 countries could enter without visas under the policy.

The transit passengers can stay 72-hours within the Shandong province after they have entered China via the Qingdao International Airport with third-country visas and confirmed plane tickets to leave for another country within the time limit.

The policy will bring great convenience for inbound tourism, business travels and international cultural exchanges.

The same visa-free policy is already in place in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian and Guilin.