Xiamen, the coastal city of Fujian province, will start to offer 72-hour visa-free entry for international transit passengers from April 1st as a move to boost tourism and business.

Travelers from 51 countries including 24 European Schengen Agreement countries, 13 other European countries, six American countries, two Oceanic countries and six Asian countries will be able to enter under the policy.

They can stay 72-hours within the province after they have entered China via Xiamen airport, as long as they have the necessary third-country visas and confirmed plane tickets to leave for another country within the time limit.

The same visa-free policy is already in place in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian ,Guilin and Hangzhou.