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Visa-free transit policies for foreign nationals
2024-07-10China has implemented a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for citizens of all other countries around the world at all its accessible exit-entry ports. Foreign nationals holding valid international travel documents and connecting tickets with confirmed seats, who intend to transit via China by international flights, ships, or trains to third countries or regions, are exempt from visa applications, provided that their stay in China will not exceed 24 hours and that they will remain within the arrival ports.
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Sanyuesan Festival: Explore Zhuang ethnic culture in Hechi
2024-04-16Sanyuesan, which refers to the third day of the third month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, is a traditional festival for many ethnic groups across China. People in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region usually celebrate it with various activities including embroidered balls throwing, antiphonal singing, bamboo pole dancing, and lusheng performances.
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Hechi: Home of bronze drum culture
2023-12-05Bronze drums are precious parts of Hechi's cultural heritage, as they were made by ethnic minority groups such as the Zhuang and Yao in South China. They have a history of more than 2,000 years, and symbolize the worship of the sun and the thirst for rain.
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Hechi to build green development pilot zone
2023-11-23Hechi city, as an important ecological barrier in northwest Guangxi, bears the significant responsibility of constructing a green development pilot zone.
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Guiyang-Nanning Rail cements Hechi's rural vitalization
2023-09-12The journey from Nanning to Guiyang has been shortened to less than three hours on Fuxing bullet trains, as the Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway became fully operational on Thursday.