Chinese visa

Whilst in fact getting a visa for China is very easy and well organised (and for Hong Kong this is not a requirement for British passport holders for up to a six-month stay) foreign nationals from 45 countries may now enter Guangzhou Provence without this paperwork.  All you need is an onward airline ticket.  Guangzhou joins Beijing and Shanghai as 72-hour border visa-free cities.

Implementation of this policy is expected to substantially promote the growing tourism industry throughout Guangdong, accelerating the urban internationalization and expanding economic and cultural exchanges at home and abroad.

Taking much of the credit for this move is China Southern Airlines.  As a Guangzhou-headquartered company, China Southern Airlines has ramped-up its international strategy by actively promoting the Guangzhou brand as it works to build Guangzhou into an international aviation hub.  The airline is the only carrier operating between Guangzhou and Heathrow, the Skyteam member offering a daily 13.5hrs Airbus A330 service.
 
Currently, China Southern Airlines operates 44 international routes from its Guangzhou hub, with service to 37 countries and regions and more than 90 domestic flights.  China Southern Airlines' Guangzhou hub has raised the number of transit passengers of all international routes, accounting for 50% of all passengers. www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/visa

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