From November 8, 2024, to December 31, 2025, ordinary passport holders from these nine countries will be exempt from visas to enter China and can stay for no more than 15 days for business, tourism, family visits and transit purposes. To date, China has granted visa exemptions unilaterally to nearly 30 countries.
Since the beginning of this year, over 100,000 foreigners have entered the country through the Xi'an port, making it a popular new entry point for foreign tourists.
#shaanxi #xian #visafree #travel #tourism #internationaltravel
Huangling Dough Figurine boasts a history of thousands of years in Huangling of Yan'an City, conveying local people's aspirations for a better life.
#shaanxi #YananSpirit #Yanan #culture #craftmanship
From the satellite remote sensing images in 1995, 2010, and 2020, it can be clearly seen that the color of vegetation coverage in Wuqi County, Yan'an City has changed from light to dark. The forest coverage rate has increased from 8.4% in 1997 to 20.3% in 2023, and the forest and grass coverage rate has increased from 19.2% in 1997 to 72.9% in 2023.
#shaanxi #YananSpirit #Yanan #Ecology #Environment
When autumn falls on Yan'an, the mountains and rivers are covered with gorgeous colors. Yan'an Laoshan National Forest Park in Ganquan County is apparently a beautiful autumn picture. It is rich in wild plants and wild animals, renowned as "plant kingdom" and a "natural oxygen bar".
#YananSpirit #Yanan #Ecology #AutumnVibe #shaanxi
The 2023 "China River Sediment Bulletin" indicates that the Yellow River's mainstem sediment discharge in 2023 was 95.3 million tons, a 90% reduction compared to the average of 921 million tons (1952-2020), and a 41% decrease compared to the average of the past decade, which was 161 million tons.
#YananSpirit #Yanan #Ecology #Environment
The eastern section of Xi'an Metro Line 5 Phase 1 will be put into operation before the National Day holiday. On September 19, Xi'an Metro held the "Metro Open Day" event, inviting some residents along the eastern section of Metro Line 5 Phase 1 to visit the soon-to-open metro stations, namely the Yuedengge (Yuedeng Pavilion) Station and Yanminghu (Yanming Lake) Station.
#shaanxi #xian #metro #infrastructure #transportation
For 33 years, Yue Baozheng, a tour guide in Xi'an, has been using "Shaanxi-style English" to narrate the story of the Terracotta Warriors to visitors from around the world.
#shaanxi #TerracottaArmy #history #culture #travel #ChinaTravel #ShaanxiTravel
Vearnest McCellan is from Chicago, Illinois, United States, and he is an actor, music artist, martial artist, boxer, actor and educator.
As a martial arts enthusiast, he has studied Chinese kung fu for over 10 years and also worked in China for many years. Now he has settled in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Though with language difficulties in the early times, he now built up his network in the film industry. Vearnest continues to polish himself, exploring the meaning of film. As a foreign actor who has long lived in Shaanxi, Vearnest hopes to break cultural boundaries through his efforts and works.
Camera: Ma Zhe, Sang Hongliang
Copy Writing, Video Editing, Translation: Zhang Yixin
Editing: Zhang Yixin, Zhang Wenni
Christopher Walsh from Canada is an English teacher, a father, a sports enthusiast, and an actor.
Christopher has been living in Xi'an for almost 5 years. He now works as an English teacher at Xi'an Liangjiatan International School and participates in various film and advertising projects.
Now living in China, he hopes to become a window for Canadian friends to understand China. More importantly, he wishes to showcase the development potential of the Chinese film and television industry to more international friends through his work.
Camera: Ma Zhe, Sang Hongliang
Copy Writing, Video Editing, Translation: Zhang Yixin
Editing: Zhang Yixin, Zhang Wenni
Stepan Malinin from Russia is an international student who has been living in China for nearly 8 years, and he is also an actor.
From being a "Rookie Actor" to entering the set of The Wandering Earth II, Stepan, an optimistic and proactive young man, tackled the challenges step by step, opened himself up to make friends, adapted to the local culture, and thus gained more opportunities for performances.
Camera: Ma Zhe, Sang Hongliang
Copy Writing, Video Editing, Translation: Zhang Yixin
Editing: Zhang Yixin, Zhang Wenni
Young French folk took an immersive trip in Xi'an
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Shaanxi-made multi-SIM cellphone went popular in Africa and Southeast Asia
At Ankang Taida Xun Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd, located in High-tech District of Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, batches of smartphones equipped with multiple SIM cards are undergoing final assembly and debugging. In a few days, they will be distributed to mobile phone agents in Nigeria, Togo, Cameroon, and other countries from a transshipment warehouse in Dubai.
#shaanxi #Ankang #Smartphone #Overseas #SIMcard #Tech
