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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SHANGHAI, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — In September 2025, the tourist flow from Russia to Shanghai (east China) amounted to approximately 35,000 people, which is almost 50 percent more than in the same period in 2024, the municipal administration of culture and tourism reported.
Thus, the total tourist flow from Russia to Shanghai in the first three quarters of this year increased by 48% year-on-year to 243,000 person-times, allowing Russia to enter the top ten largest tourist sources for the metropolis.
This September, Russian Kirill Ratnikov visited Shanghai for the first time in many years. He says the city has changed dramatically. It's now immersed in greenery, which is refreshing and uplifting.
As a reminder, China has introduced a trial visa-free regime for holders of Russian passports from September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026. Kirill is confident this will attract more Russian tourists to China.
“Economic and tourist exchanges between China and Russia are already very close, and the introduction of a visa-free regime will significantly reduce time costs and bureaucratic barriers for Russian citizens when traveling to China,” said Zhou Weihong, Deputy General Director of Shanghai Spring International Travel Service /Group/ Co., Ltd.
She said that in addition to Shanghai, Russian tourists also prefer cities like Sanya, which encourages cooperation between Chinese cities and tourism enterprises in developing more diverse tourist routes.
According to the aforementioned department, in the first nine months of 2025, Shanghai's inbound foreign tourist flow increased by 49.3 percent year-on-year to nearly 4.75 million person-times. -0-
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