Chengdu visa-free policy fuels more tourism

Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, has seen a boom in tourism since it adopted a 72-hour visa-free policy last September.

The policy allows nationals from 51 countries including the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan with valid visas and onward flight tickets to a third country to spend three days in the city.

According to a report from the city's tourism bureau, Chengdu attracted 692,900 overseas tourists during the September-December period last year, an increase of 19.55 percent year-on-year.