French tourists choose snack products in a store at Tianzifang art area in east China's Shanghai on July 21, 2025.
China now has unilateral visa exemption for 47 countries and transit visa exemption for 55 countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on July 11.
Fueled by relaxed visa rules, there has been a significant increase in the number of foreign passport holders entering China, leading to a surge in inbound tourism consumption.
Positioned as a world-class tourism hub with global appeal, Shanghai Municipality has witnessed the strong consumption vitality of inbound tourism in the first half of this year. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
A visitor takes a photo of the portrait of Ilya Repin at the exhibition "Ilya Repin Encyclopedia of Russian Life" in the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2025.
The exhibition kicked off here Tuesday, showcasing 92 representative pieces by Russian realist painter Ilya Repin. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
Dragon boat teams compete in a dragon boat race in Zhenyuan ancient town, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 22, 2025.
(Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
This photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows the Milky Way in Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 22, 2025 shows the scientific vessel Akademik M.A. Lavrentyev in Vladivostok, Russia. A China-Russia joint marine scientific expedition was officially launched on Tuesday in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)
A farmer carries newly-harvested mangoes at a farm in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt, on July 22, 2025. Mangoes have entered harvest season in Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Palestinians participate in a demonstration against the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, in the city of Nablus, northern West Bank, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Attendees of the Inter-Civilizational Dialogue Among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries 2025 visit a sculpture exhibition in north China's Tianjin, July 23, 2025. The event attracted some 300 participants from home and abroad. Sideline events including a calligraphy exhibition, a sculpture exhibition, and an intangible heritage exhibition were also held during the dialogue. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 21, 2025 shows people rafting in an inflatable boat on Luobei River in Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Young players compete in the Jiangsu Provincial Youth Mudflat Football Championship 2025 in Rudong, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
