

This copperplate etching, taken by John Thomson, a famous travel photographer from the UK, is a photomontage of two pictures: at the front are a young local couple and behind them are Xiamen dockmen of the period. [Photo/ xmnn.cn]
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.