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No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-09-04T03:54:32Z 2026-09-04T03:54:32Z 2026-09-03 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television China Travel Recent China-Cross-border Tourism/Summer Holiday Cross-border travel surges across China during summer holiday China saw a robust surge in cross-border travel during the 62-day summer travel period concluded on Monday, with major ports reporting record passenger flows as visa-free policies and growing international interest fueled a sustained upswing in inbound and outbound travel. In Beijing, summer passenger volumes remained at a consistently high level. From July 1 to August 31, the city's ports processed a cumulative 4.45 million entries and exits, a year-on-year increase of 7.3 percent, according to the Beijing General Station of Immigration Inspection. Starting August 20, China implemented the 240-hour transit visa-free policy for citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, expanding the list of eligible countries to 57 and further facilitating foreign travelers' visits to China for tourism and business exchanges. "I have been coming to [China] for ten years. [I hope] this policy can last a long time, so that we Vietnamese can all come to China to experience the food and everything," a Vietnamese traveler said. Shanghai also saw robust cross-border passenger flows throughout the summer holiday. Data from the Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection showed that the city's ports recorded a total of 7.27 million entries and exits between July 1 and August 31, with a daily average of 117,000 passengers. On August 11 alone, the city's ports handled nearly 162,000 entries and exits, setting a new single-day record for 2026. "(We are visiting) Shanghai for the first time. And we thought that it would be a great place for family tourism with a child. So our plan is about to visit more places for kids and of course to see Chinese culture," said a British tourist traveling with her family. In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, cross-border travel grew steadily warmer, with Shenzhen and Hong Kong accelerating cultural and tourism integration as the region's one-hour living circle became an everyday reality. During the summer travel season, ports in Shenzhen handled 51.44 million entries and exits, up 6.6 percent year on year, according to the Shenzhen General Station of Immigration Inspection. The Zhuhai port on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China's Guangdong Province, the sole designated port for "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles," "Northbound Travel for Macao Vehicles," and "Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles" schemes, recorded a total of 5.6 million passenger trips and 1.2 million vehicle trips during the summer, both figures ranking among the highest for the same period in history. In southwest China's Yunnan Province, cross-border tourism between China and Laos heated up in both directions. The China-Laos Railway, which connects more than 560 cultural and tourism sites along its route, carried over 55,000 cross-border passengers, surging 56.9 percent year on year. According to the Mohan border checkpoint record, between July 1 and September 1, the Mohan Railway Port inspected over 57,000 inbound and outbound travelers from 72 countries and regions, with the daily peak surpassing 1,100 passengers and setting a new summer record for the port. Chinese/English/Nats/Part Mute Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of airport; travelers undergoing border crossing procedures 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Vietnamese traveler (name not given) (starting with shot 1): "I have been coming to [China] for ten years. [I hope] this policy can last a long time, so that we Vietnamese can all come to China to experience the food and everything." Shanghai, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of travelers at airport 4. Various of travelers undergoing border crossing procedures 5. SOUNDBITE (English) British tourist (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 6): "(We are visiting) Shanghai for the first time. And we thought that it would be a great place for family tourism with a child. So our plan is about to visit more places for kids and of course to see Chinese culture." ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 6. Amusement park ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Various of travelers undergoing border crossing procedures 8. Various of vehicles lining up for border clearance Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Aerial shot of countryside 10. Various of travelers queuing for border check 11. Various of travelers walking to international boarding area 12. Various of travelers undergoing border crossing procedures 13. Various of travelers at airport