“The 15-day visa-free policy for cruises allows travelers who are with a registered tour company to explore Shanghai and the surrounding area without the inconvenience of filing for a visa.” Do I qualify for the 15 day visa-free policy? We are authorised to approve your 15-day visa-free stay, provided that you meet the following requirements: You should be attending a tour hosted by this company. Your tour group must have two or more travellers. You must hold a valid international passport. You must depart from China in the same ship which brought you to Shanghai. Your stay must be for less than 15 days, not including the day of arrival. Travel Area Restrictions You are allowed within Shanghai Municipality, including its surrounding provinces Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Zhejian. You are also allowed within the Tianjin and Beijing municipalities. Foreign tour groups using the 15 day visa-free policy should travel together as a group and should travel with their cruise ship, such that they depart from the same ship that they arrived on. When do the 15 days begin and end? The 15 days begin at 00:00 (midnight) of the day following your arrival, and […]
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One of the most important railway stations in Jiangsu, China is Nanjing railway station, situated near the Xuanwu Lake in the northern region of the urban area of Nanjing. Though this railway station was opened in October, 1968 but its new spacious building was built in 2005. This railway station, affiliated with the bureau of Shanghai Railway, is ranked first class and has a line for bullet train along with conventional train lines. This railway station has 10 railway tracks in all including 5 for departures and arrivals, 2 known as passenger tracks, 4 tracks for storing train compartments and one for locomotive. It has 4 500 meter long platforms. This station is used for connecting various lines including Hening Railway line and Jinghu Railway line etc. Nanjing railway station was major railway station of Nanjing until 2010 as it was used by most of the trains routed to Nanjing. But Nanjing had two more railway stations – west railway station and south railway station. The services of its west railway station has been suspended since long but the south railway station, situated in walled city, received some of the trains heading towards south of Nanjing. In mid 2010, many […]
If you are planning to travel to China and land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport,here is the information you will need to know. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is an International airport serving millions of travelers every year. The airport is located at the borders of northern Renhe Town and Xinhua Town a distance of 28 kilometers to the downtown area of the city. The airport is the largest airport in China. This airport has been serving the public since the year 2004. It has two runway, a 320 thousand square meters terminal thus capable of serving many travelers at a short time in a 4E standard flight area. The airport serves over 100 domestic air routes and other international cities having an average volume of over 40 million passengers annually. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has convenient transport in and out which includes: shuttle buses, metro lines, taxi services and intercity buses. Domestic and International Departures Hall The airport has six check-in islands, and 144 check-in counters in the Domestic Departures Hall and four check-in islands and also 102 check-in counters in the International Departures Hall reducing much delay as the traffic moves very fast. You will find the services you […]
How to get the 72 hours free visa permit to Beijing: 1, At the ticket agent: When airline tickets are issued, tell the ticketing agent that you will need to apply for a 72 hours transit free visa. 2, At the counter of departure airport When check in the airport for your departure, request a 72 hours free visa to China from the check in counter. 3, Upon arrival When arrive in Beijing, request a 72 hours free visa from the Entry counter. The checkout Procedures from the capital international airport: How you find counter for 72-hour visa-free transit passengers? Your application for 72 hours free visa will be sent to the Entry Frontier Organization at Beijing capital airport via email before your arrival in Beijing, when get off the plane, You will be guided to the relevant counter for filling up the entry registration card and get a stamp on your passport as the free visa permit.If you do application for visa upon arrival, follow the instructions on sign to the immigration counter, choose the line for 72 hours free visa and get the stamp on your passport as the free visa permit.Sometimes the passengers make a long queue […]