Foreign tourists visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, June 21, 2026. /VCG
China saw around 6.67 million cross-border trips during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 12.9% year on year, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said Monday.
During the holiday period, which concluded on Sunday, cross-border trips by foreign visitors surged 23.3% from the 2025 figure to 777,000, according to the NIA.
Among foreign travelers entering China, 266,000 were admitted under the country's visa-free policy, marking a 15.2% increase from the previous year.
The growing influx of foreign travelers is supported by the country's favorable visa policies. By February this year, China had expanded its unilateral visa-free access to citizens of 50 countries.
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