"Laowai" in China | Shanghai sees a surge of inbound visitors in first two months of 2024

SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- According to the statistics from local cultural and tourism authorities, in the first two months of this year, Shanghai received 705,000 inbound visitors, up 299 percent year-on-year.

China's visa-friendly policies and measures have continuously facilitated the entry of foreign nationals and boosted people-to-people exchanges.

A tourist from France takes photos at a fashion store while having a half-day trip during their flight transfer in east China's Shanghai, April 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang) Tourists from France take selfies at Yuyuan Garden while having a half-day trip during their flight transfer in east China's Shanghai, April 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang) Inbound tourists visit Yuyuan Garden commercial area in Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Aiping) Inbound tourists visit Yuyuan Garden commercial area in Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Aiping) Tourists pose for photos at a cultural product booth at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Aiping) Inbound tourists visit a cultural product booth at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Aiping) Tourists walk out of the visitors' passage of the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Aiping)

Producer: Wang Jianhua

Coordinators: Wang Qingqin, Meng Chenguang

Photographers: Chen Aiping, Wang Xiang

Visual designers: Mu Wenchun

Editors: Hu Zhixuan, Geng Xinning, Niu Xiaolei

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