China’s visa-free cities

China’s program offering transit passengers 72-hour visa-free visits now includes eight cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang and Dalian. Travel is limited; no trips outside the city are permitted. 

A visitor with a confirmed ongoing plane ticket to a third country can apply for the visa-free visit at the entry/exit department in the international airport in any of the seven cities.