Visa-free places

Officers examine equipment at Beijing Capital International Airport designed to process foreign visitors who can make 72-hour visa-free trips to the city from Jan 1. Shanghai is also undertaking preparations to offer the same service to international travelers. [Photo/China Daily]

So far, 18 countries and regions around the world have granted Chinese citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, Beijing Youth Daily reported Wednesday, citing an official micro blog from the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.

The article divides them into three types: four with non-stop flights from China, 12 without them, and two that have special requirements.