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| Category | TOURISM | Organ of Promulgation | The State Council | Status of Effect | In Force |
| Date of Promulgation | 1982-10-09 | Effective Date | 1982-10-09 |
|
Provisions Concerning the Administration of Foreigners Traveling in China |
|---|
In line with the spirit of safeguarding national security
and guarding state secrets while appropriately and step-by-step
relaxing restrictions for foreigners' traveling in China, these
Provisions are formulated in order to meet the needs of China's
open door policy and to simplify the examination and approval
procedures for foreigners traveling in various areas of China.
1. Requirements for Open Areas:
(1) Scenic spots or historical sites which have a tourist
value to foreigners and are worth opening, or large or medium-
sized cities with economic, cultural or scientific and
technological exchanges with foreign countries;
(2) A stable public order and good transportation
conditions;
(3) Reception conditions (including interpreters, tourist
guides, accommodations, vehicles and the provision of non-staple
foods, ect.); and
(4) Those areas not in any restricted military zone.
2. Examination and Approval Procedures for Open Areas:
An area satisfying the requirements for open areas may
become a national open area with the consent of the people's
government of the province, autonomous region or municipality
directly under the central government in consultation with the
relevant military area command and after review and approval by
the State Council; the closure of a city or area in the event of
a natural disaster or military operation shall be submitted by
the people's government of the province, autonomous region or
municipality directly under the central government and the
military area command to the State Council and the Central
Military Commission for examination and approval.
The Ministry of Public Security shall undertake the work of
examination and approval for the opening and closing of areas,
and shall collect and publish such information.
3. Areas which may be open to foreigners are classified into
the following categories:
(1) Category I: Neither a travel certificate nor advance
notice is required for foreigners going to areas of this
category. Twenty-eight cities and one county are now included in
this category:
Beijing City, Tianjin City, Shanghai City, Qinhuangdao City,
Taiyuan City, Shenyang City, Changchun City, Harbin City, Nanjing
City, Suzhou City, Wuxi City, Hangzhou City, Jinan City, Qingdao
City, Zhengzhou City, Kaifeng City, Luoyang City, Wuhan City,
Changsha City, Guangzhou City, Foshan City, Zhaoqing City,
Nanning City, Guilin City, Xi'an City, Chengdu City, Chongqing
City, Kunming City and Lunan County (Stone Forest).
(2) Category II (see the Appendix): Includes areas which
are already open, under controlled opening or are newly opened
and which are not included in Category I. A travel certificate is
still required for foreigners going to areas of this category,
and applications for certificates are generally approved.
(3) Category III: Includes ordinarily non-open areas where
foreigners often go to make investigations, carry out scientific
and technological exchanges, on-site construction or other
official business. Relevant foreigners may be allowed to go to
these areas, provided that they shall apply for a travel
certificate. The list of areas of this category shall be examined
and approved by the various military area commands, and shall be
collected and related by the Ministry of Public Security to the
relevant departments and public security organs of the various
localities.
(4) Category IV: Includes non-open areas other than those of
Category I, II and III. Where any foreigner needs to go to an
area of this category, the reception organization shall in
advance ask for the consent of the people's government of the
relevant province or autonomous region and the relevant military
area command, and then apply for travel certificates to the
public security organ.
4. Important military installations in areas of Category I or
II shall be delimited as non-open areas.
5. Travels by personnel of diplomatic missions to China or
resident agencies of international organizations shall generally
be dealt with in accordance with these Provisions, or if
circumstances require, on the basis of reciprocity.
6. Foreigners traveling in China shall not use their own
vehicles except traveling between Beijing and Tianjin.
7. Reception organizations and relevant personnel shall
arrange foreigners' activities in non-open areas in accordance
with the prescribed routes and limitations, and shall not alter
them at will.
8. For Chinese-foreign equity joint venture projects,
Chinese-foreign contractual joint ventures or for any
Chinese-foreign joint investigations in non-open areas that
involve more than one province, autonomous region or municipality
directly under the central government, the opinion of the Ministry
of Public Security shall be sought beforehand; those involving one
military area command shall obtain the consent of the military
area command; those involving more than one military area command
shall, in addition, seek the opinion of the Headquarters of the
General Staff, and then go through the prescribed procedures for
examination and approval.
9. Foreign Chinese visiting relatives or traveling to non-
open areas shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions
of the Report for Instructions Regarding Lifting the Restrictions
for Travel by Overseas Chinese and Compatriots from Hong Kong and
Macao submitted by the Ministry of Public Security and approved
by the State Council and the Central Military Commission in 1980.
10. Localities and organizations involving national security
shall do their best at security work. Those areas and locations
involving national security or precious relics under the state's
priority protection which may not be photographed or video-taped
shall be made known to the accompanying persons and foreigners in
advance.
11. These Provisions shall go into effect on the date of
approval. In case of discrepancy between any existing relevant
provisions and these Provisions, the latter shall be regarded as
authoritative.
Appendix: Areas of Category II
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Areas Already Open | Areas Newly Opened | Open
Areas Determined
or under Controlled Opening |
| by Provinces and
| |
Autonomous Regions
-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------
Hebei: Shijiazhuang City |
| Pingshan County (Xibaipo,
Chengde City | | Gangnan Reservoir)
Zhuoxian County | | Zhaoxian County
Zunhua County | | (Zhaozhou Bridge)
(Dongling) | | Zunhua County (Shashiyu)
| |
Shanxi: Datong City |
|
| |
Inner Monloglia: Baotou City |
|
Hohhot City | |
| |
Liaoning: Dalian City | Jinzhou City |
Anshan City | Dandong City |
Fushun City | Liaoyang City |
| Yingkou City |
| Benxi City |
| |
Jilin: Jilin City | Antu County
|
|(Changbaishan Nature |
| Reserve) |
| |
Heilongjiang: Daqing City | Qiqiha'er City |
| Mudanjiang City |
| Jiamusi City |
| Yichun City |
| |
Jiangsu: Xuzhou City |
|
Yangzhou City | |
Changzhou City | |
Zhenjiang City | |
Lianyungang City | |
Huai'an County | |
Yixing County | |
| |
Zhejiang: Shaoxing City |
|
Ningbo City | |
Wenzhou City | |
Deqing County | |
(Mt. Moganshan) | |
| |
Anhui: Hefei City | Bengbu City
|
Wuhu City | Tunxi City |
Ma'anshan City | |
Qingyang County | |
(Mt. Jiuhuashan) | |
Huangshan Tourist | |
Zone | |
| |
Fujian: Fuzhou City |
| Wuyishan Tourist Zone
Quanzhou City | |
Zhangzhou City | |
Xiamen City | |
| |
Jiangxi: Nanchang City | Pengze County |
Jingdezhen City | (Longgong Caves) |
Jiujiang City | |
(including | |
Mt. Lushan) | |
Jinggangshan County | |
| |
Shandong: Yantai City |
|
Zibo City | |
Tai'an City | |
Qufu County | |
Kenli County | |
(Shengli Oil Field) | |
| |
Henan: Anyang City |
| Sanmenxia City
Xinxiang City | | Xinxiang County
Linxian County | | Huixian County
Gongxian County | | Yuxian County
Xinyang City | |
(Mt. Jigongshan) | |
| |
Hubei: Shashi City | Yichang City |
Xiangfan City | Jiangling County |
Xianning City | |
Junxian County | |
(Danjiang River) | |
| |
Hunan: Yueyang City | Hengshan County |
Hengyang City | (Hengshan Tourist |
Xiangtan City | Zone) |
Xiangtan County | |
(Shaoshan) | |
| |
Guangdong: | Shenzhen
City | Qingyuan County
| Zhuhai City | Xinhui County
| Jiangmen City |
| Haikou City |
| Nanhai County |
| Zhongshan County |
| Shunde County |
| |
Guangxi: Liuzhou City | Wuzhou City |
the urban district of Wuming County | Xing'an
County | Beihai City
Binyang County | | Lingchuan County
Guiping County | | (Qingshitan Reservoir)
| | Yongning County
| |(Wukuang People's Commune)
| |
Sichuan: Leshan City | Xindu County
|
Wanxian City | Guanxian County |
Emei County | Meishan County |
(Mt. Emei) | Zhongxian County |
| Yunyang County |
| Fengjie County |
| Wushan County |
| Dazu County |
| |
Guizhou: | Guiyang
City |
| Zhenning County |
| (Huangguoshu) |
| |
Shaanxi: Yan'an City | Xianyang City |
| Lintong County |
| |
Gansu: Lanzhou City |
|
Jiayuguan City | |
Jiuquan County | |
Dunhuang County | |
| |
Xinjiang: Urumqi City |
| Kashi City, Kuche County
Shihezi City | | Akesu County (only for
Tulufan County | | the transport, board and
| | lodging of mountaineering
| | parties)
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Note (1): Dongling, Zunhua County of Hebei Province shall not be
open in July, August and November because of military operations.
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