would that qualify for a visa-free visit?

Question

I want to visit a friend in Hangzhou for a weekend between flights in and out of PEK.  I arrive PEK from Seoul on Saturday afternoon.  If I connect to a roundtrip domestic ticket to Hangzhou from PEK leaving Saturday afternoon, returning late Monday evening in time to connect to my international departure from PEK back to the U.S. at 0100 Tuesday morning,

Martina · Answer

Teresa, I'm afraid not. If you transit in Beijing and you want to qualify for the 72-hour free transit, you can only stay in the adinistrative region of Beijing during the layover period. If you want to see your friend as well as to avail of the free transit policy, you should transit Hangzhou instead of Beijing.

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