​China has added Indonesia to its 240-hour visa-free transit program, bringing the total number of countries eligible for the policy to 55, immigration authorities announced on Thursday.

China this week launched a trial policy that grants unilateral visa-free entry to citizens of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain, expanding its unilateral visa-free access list to 47 countries.

​China on Sunday began implementing a trial policy that unilaterally grants visa-free entry to citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.

In Lop County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Populus euphratica forests have entered the best viewing season, attracting tourists to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

The Simola Wa Village has a history of over 500 years and is home to people of multiple ethnic groups including the Wa, Han, Bai and Dai. In recent years, the village has relied on its ethnic cultural resources to create a distinctive cultural tourism industry, attracting a continuous stream of tourists.

People across the country enjoyed themselves through various cultural and tourism activities and events during the National Day holiday.

The new line, China's northernmost high-speed railway, links Harbin with Yichun, a popular summer retreat and forest tourism destination in the same province, along a 318-kilometer route.