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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — Nowadays, many Chinese prefer to visit Central Asian countries for tourism or business purposes through independent car travel.
At the Horgos checkpoint in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, tourists ready to travel by car to Central Asia, Russia and northern Europe lined up to consult with staff about relevant procedures.
Among them are Lin Shuangnan, a student from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, and his friends. The young people plan to travel to Moscow in their own car to continue their postgraduate studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University. They set off from Shenzhen, plan to cross the Chinese border through the Khorgos checkpoint, travel through Kazakhstan for about 14 days, and arrive in Russia.
Although this was their first experience of cross-border car tourism, they said “the procedures were convenient and the customs officers were very helpful.”
According to statistics, as of September 1, 2025, the number of cars entering and leaving the border as part of cross-border auto tourism through the Khorgos automobile checkpoint amounted to more than 4,500 units, which is 370 percent more than a year earlier.
"In order to ensure efficient customs clearance for cross-border car tourism tourists, we have opened a special channel to ensure highly efficient customs clearance of vehicles," said Zhang Yongpeng, an official from Horgos Border Service.
The Horgos Cross-Border Tourism Comprehensive Service Center officially opened in August this year. According to Ren Yanbin, the center's director, while it used to take 2-3 days to process individual passengers, the service center now allows tourists to complete all border procedures in just 8 hours.
"Cross-border tourism is currently gaining momentum at all checkpoints in Xinjiang, and its market potential is very large. Statistics show that cross-border tourism between China and Central Asian countries is developing dynamically," Ren Yanbin said. -0-
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