From Jan. 1, 2014, the coastal city of Dalian in northeast China started 72-hour visa-free stay service for travelers from 51 countries. Travelers can apply for a visa-free transit stay in Dalian at the immigration inspection authority at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. This policy is only applicable for foreign visitors who enter into, stay in and leave from Dalian. The 51 countries are as follow:

European Schengen Visa Member Countries (24)

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. 

Other European Countries (13) 

Russia, UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania. 

American Countries (6) 

United States (USA), Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile. 

Oceanian Countries (2) 

Australia, New Zealand.

Asian Countries (6) 

South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), Qatar.