Border tourism refers to

Border tourism refers to the tourism activities that approved travel agencies organize and receive citizens from China and neighboring countries, and collectively enter and leave the designated border ports within the region and time limit agreed by the two governments. Border tourism refers to the cross-border tourism activities that travel agencies attract, organize and receive citizens from their own countries and neighboring countries through border crossings, and it is an important part of the international tourism business of travel agencies.

Border tourism is a relatively sensitive foreign-related tourism activity, which is closely related to political ideology and national security. At the same time, border tourism has the characteristics of limited space, simple procedures and low cost. Developing border tourism plays an important role and significance in promoting economic and social development in border areas, improving the living standards of local people, strengthening exchanges between neighboring countries and enhancing mutual understanding between neighboring countries.

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The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Supervision and the Tourism Bureau jointly announced the resumption of the system of issuing permits for border passes in different places, and successively approved Chongzuo City, Guangxi, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, Mudanjiang City, Liaoning Province, and Dandong City to carry out the pilot business of issuing permits for border tourism in different places, which means that tourists from all over the country can now visit neighboring countries through the above locations.