China to further facilitate ice-and-snow tourism in northeastern region

BEIJING — China”s top economic planner on Thursday announced plans to further advance the high-quality development of ice-and-snow tourism in the country’s northeastern region.

To attract foreign tourists, Harbin, capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, will extend its visa-free period for foreigners transiting through the city from 72 hours to 144 hours, according to an action plan released by the National Development and Reform Commission.

This action plan states that China will work to coordinate the visa-exempt transit policies of other areas in the northeastern…