{"id":14852,"date":"2019-09-16T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=14852"},"modified":"2019-08-30T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:04:03","slug":"visa-free-entry-to-iran-for-chinese-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/visa-free-entry-to-iran-for-chinese-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa-Free Entry to Iran for Chinese Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14853\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14853\" class=\" wp-image-14853\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iran has decided unilaterally to cancel the visa requirement for Chinese citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of the world\u2019s passports (<strong>\u62a4\u7167 h\u00f9 zh\u00e0o<\/strong>), according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. It ranks the countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. On the Index <a href=\"https:\/\/www.henleypassportindex.com\/assets\/2019\/Q3\/HPI%20Report%20190701.pdf\">update<\/a> of July 2019, China was ranked 74, with only 70 destinations (<strong>\u76ee\u7684\u5730 m\u00f9 d\u00ec d\u00ec<\/strong>) offering its citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access. Passports\u2019 holders of the United States and the United Kingdom (both ranked 6), for comparison, enjoy visa-free access to 183 destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Visa (<strong>\u7b7e\u8bc1 qi\u0101n zh\u00e8ng<\/strong>) protocol is usually bilateral, which means that visa-related decisions are usually made by mutual agreement between the two countries (<strong>\u56fd\u5bb6gu\u00f3 ji\u0101<\/strong>). But this year, Iran (<strong>\u4f0a\u6717 Y\u012b l\u01ceng<\/strong>) has decided unilaterally to cancel the visa requirement for Chinese citizens. While Iranian tourists are still required to apply for a visa to China as usual, Chinese citizens are allowed to travel to Iran without visa.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u4f0a\u6717\u653f\u5e9c\u5ba3\u5e03\u5bf9\u4e2d\u56fd\u6e38\u5ba2\u5b9e\u884c\u514d\u7b7e\u5165\u5883\u653f\u7b56\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Y\u012b l\u01ceng zh\u00e8ng f\u01d4 xu\u0101n b\u00f9 du\u00ec zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 y\u00f3u k\u00e8 sh\u00ed x\u00edng mi\u01cen qi\u0101n r\u00f9 j\u00ecng zh\u00e8ng c\u00e8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Iranian government announced a visa-free entry policy for Chinese tourists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On July, the Iranian Embassy in China (<strong>\u4f0a\u6717\u9a7b\u534e\u5927\u4f7f\u9986 Y\u012b l\u01ceng zh\u00f9 hu\u00e1 d\u00e0 sh\u01d0 gu\u01cen<\/strong>) used Weibo (a popular social media website in China) to publish its new visa regulations. The embassy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weibo.com\/2312751365\/HEwza9DXk?from=page_1005052312751365_profile&amp;wvr=6&amp;mod=weibotime&amp;type=comment#_rnd1564656685294\">announced<\/a> that citizens of the People\u2019s Republic of China can enjoy a free-visa (<strong>\u514d\u7b7e mi\u01cen qi\u0101n<\/strong>) visit to Iran. They believe Chinese tourists will enjoy the warm hospitality (<strong>\u70ed\u60c5\u597d\u5ba2 r\u00e8 q\u00edng h\u0103o k\u00e8<\/strong>) of the Iranian people, and the rich and colorful Persian culture (<strong>\u6ce2\u65af\u6587\u5316 b\u014d s\u012b w\u00e9n hu\u00e0<\/strong>). From now on, Chinese travelling to Iran are permitted a stay (<strong>\u9017\u7559 d\u00f2u li\u00fa<\/strong>) of 21 days without applying for a visa.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u4e2d\u56fd\u6e38\u5ba2\u524d\u5f80\u4f0a\u6717\u5c06\u4e0d\u518d\u9700\u8981\u83b7\u5f97\u7b7e\u8bc1\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zh\u014dng gu\u00f3 y\u00f3u k\u00e8 qi\u00e1n w\u01ceng Y\u012b l\u01ceng ji\u0101ng b\u00f9 z\u00e0i x\u016b y\u00e0o hu\u00f2 d\u00e9 qi\u0101n zh\u00e8ng.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese tourists visiting Iran will no longer need to get a visa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new regulations were reported on the Chinese Financial News:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[\u4e2d\u56fd\u8d22\u7ecf\u62a5\u9053]\u4f0a\u6717\u5bf9\u4e2d\u56fd\u516c\u6c11\u5b9e\u884c\u514d\u7b7e\u5165\u5883| CCTV\u8d22\u7ecf\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKZwHPrYiNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the last couple of decades, many Chinese tourists (<strong>\u6e38\u5ba2 y\u00f3u k\u00e8<\/strong>) explored the world full of curiosity and passion. China became the world\u2019s largest outbound travel market, and is set to grow further. In 2017, for example, Chinese travelers took more than 131 million trips overseas. In 2018, the number has already jumped to 149 million trips. According to the Tourism Highlights 2018 Edition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-unwto.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.18111\/9789284419876\">Report<\/a> of the World Tourism Organization, China continues to lead global outbound travel in terms of expenditure. Chinese tourists spent a total of 258 billion dollars (<strong>\u7f8e\u5143 m\u011bi yu\u00e1n<\/strong>) abroad. After them, for comparison, 135 billion spent by American tourists and only 84 billion by German tourists. Given that only about 10% of Chinese hold a passport (compared to more than 40% of Americans), the potential for this tourism is huge.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranians wish to enjoy this potential. 52,000 Chinese tourists visited Iran over one year, ending in March. In a bid to boost its economy (<strong>\u7ecf\u6d4e j\u012bng j\u00ec<\/strong>), Iran announced earlier this year it would no longer stamp visitors\u2019 passports, allowing them to bypass a US entry ban on travelers who have visited the Islamic Republic. With the new visa waiver for Chinese tourists, Iran is hoping to attract as many as two million Chinese visitors a year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u4f0a\u6717\u4e0d\u4f1a\u5728\u6765\u8bbf\u5916\u56fd\u6e38\u5ba2\u7684\u62a4\u7167\u4e0a\u76d6\u7b7e\u8bc1\u7ae0\u3002\u8fd9\u9879\u51b3\u5b9a\u88ab\u8ba4\u4e3a\u6709\u5229\u4e8e\u9f13\u52b1\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u4e0d\u5fc5\u62c5\u5fc3\u7f8e\u56fd\u7684\u60e9\u7f5a\u524d\u5f80\u4f0a\u6717\u65c5\u884c\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Y\u012b l\u01ceng b\u00f9 hu\u00ec z\u00e0i l\u00e1i f\u01ceng w\u00e0i gu\u00f3 y\u00f3u k\u00e8 de h\u00f9 zh\u00e0o sh\u00e0ng g\u00e0i qi\u0101n zh\u00e8ng zh\u0101ng. Zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng ju\u00e9 d\u00ecng b\u00e8i r\u00e8n w\u00e9i y\u01d2u l\u00ec y\u00fa g\u01d4 l\u00ec w\u00e0i gu\u00f3 r\u00e9n b\u00f9 b\u00ec d\u0101n x\u012bn m\u011bi gu\u00f3 de ch\u00e9ng f\u00e1 qi\u00e1n w\u01ceng Y\u012b l\u01ceng l\u01da x\u00edng.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iran will not stamp the passports of foreign tourists visiting the country. This decision is believed to be beneficial in encouraging foreigners to travel to Iran without fear of US punishment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14854\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14854\" class=\" wp-image-14854\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/globe-350x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/globe-350x290.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/globe.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Iranian Embassy post received more than 23,000 likes. Some comments were enthusiastic. <strong>\u5e0c\u671b\u6709\u673a\u4f1a\u53ef\u4ee5\u53bb<\/strong> (x\u012b w\u00e0ng y\u01d2u j\u012b hu\u00ec k\u011b y\u01d0 q\u00f9, <em>Hope to have the opportunity to go<\/em>), wrote one user. <strong>\u4f0a\u6717\u662f\u6211\u6700\u7231\u7684\u56fd\u5bb6\u4e4b\u4e00<\/strong> (Y\u012b l\u01ceng sh\u00ec w\u01d2 zu\u00ec \u00e0i de gu\u00f3 ji\u0101 zh\u012b y\u012b, <em>Iran is one of my favorite countries<\/em>), wrote another.<\/p>\n<p>But many comments were critical. Most of them resented the obligation of foreign women visiting the country to cover their heads. <strong>\u5916\u6765\u5973\u6e38\u5ba2\u6709\u81ea\u4e3b\u9009\u62e9\u662f\u5426\u4f69\u6234\u5934\u5dfe\u7684\u6743\u5229\uff01<\/strong> (w\u00e0i l\u00e1i n\u01da y\u00f3u k\u00e8 y\u01d2u z\u00ec zh\u01d4 xu\u01cen z\u00e9 sh\u00ec f\u01d2u p\u00e8i d\u00e0i t\u00f3u j\u012bn de qu\u00e1n l\u00ec!, <em>Foreign female tourists have the right to choose whether to wear a headscarf!<\/em>), wrote one user.<strong> \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u8bbf\u95ee\u8d35\u56fd\u7684\u5987\u5973\u4e0d\u7528\u6234\u5934\u5dfe\u518d\u8bf4\u5427<\/strong> (sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ed h\u00f2u f\u01ceng w\u00e8n gu\u00ec gu\u00f3 de f\u00f9 n\u01da b\u00f9 y\u00f2ng d\u00e0i t\u00f3u j\u012bn z\u00e0i shu\u014d ba, <em>When foreign women visiting your country wouldn\u2019t have to wear head kerchief, then I\u2019ll consider it<\/em>), agreed another.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u56fd\u5bb6 gu\u00f3 ji\u0101 = country, state<\/p>\n<p>\u5165\u5883 r\u00f9 j\u00ecng = to enter a country<\/p>\n<p>\u76ee\u7684\u5730 m\u00f9 d\u00ec d\u00ec = destination<\/p>\n<p>\u62a4\u7167 h\u00f9 zh\u00e0o = passport<\/p>\n<p>\u7b7e\u8bc1 qi\u0101n zh\u00e8ng = visa<\/p>\n<p>\u514d\u7b7e mi\u01cen qi\u0101n = free-visa<\/p>\n<p>\u6e38\u5ba2 y\u00f3u k\u00e8 = tourist<\/p>\n<p>\u9017\u7559 d\u00f2u li\u00fa = stay<\/p>\n<p>\u6765\u8bbf\u00a0 l\u00e1i f\u01ceng = to visit<\/p>\n<p>\u8bbf\u95ee f\u01ceng w\u00e8n = to visit<\/p>\n<p>\u4f0a\u6717 Y\u012b l\u01ceng = Iran<\/p>\n<p>\u5927\u4f7f\u9986 d\u00e0 sh\u01d0 gu\u01cen = embassy<\/p>\n<p>\u9a7b\u534e zh\u00f9 hu\u00e1 = in China<\/p>\n<p>\u4f0a\u6717\u9a7b\u534e\u5927\u4f7f\u9986 Y\u012b l\u01ceng zh\u00f9 hu\u00e1 d\u00e0 sh\u01d0 gu\u01cen = Iranian Embassy in China<\/p>\n<p>\u70ed\u60c5\u597d\u5ba2 r\u00e8 q\u00edng h\u0103o k\u00e8 = warm hospitality<\/p>\n<p>\u6ce2\u65af\u6587\u5316 b\u014d s\u012b w\u00e9n hu\u00e0 = Persian culture<\/p>\n<p>\u7ecf\u6d4e j\u012bng j\u00ec = economy<\/p>\n<p>\u7f8e\u5143 m\u011bi yu\u00e1n = dollar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>\u597d\u597d\u5b66\u4e60\uff0c\u5929\u5929\u5411\u4e0a\uff01<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/airport.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Iran has decided unilaterally to cancel the visa requirement for Chinese citizens. The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of the world\u2019s passports (\u62a4\u7167 h\u00f9 zh\u00e0o), according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. It ranks the countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. 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