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Zhejiang works up 2,400 May Day holiday offers
April 30, 2025
East China's Zhejiang province is staging over 2,400 events during the May Day holiday, from May 1 to May 5, featuring markets, music, sports, and cultural heritage activities.
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Shaoxing launches waterway tourism routes ahead of May Day holiday
April 30, 2025
Shaoxing's Yuecheng district on April 25 unveiled its waterway tourism routes, which are set to begin service on May 1.
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Foreign tourists eligible for tax refund on 200 yuan purchases
April 30, 2025
On April 8, China launched a nationwide rollout of a new tax refund policy for international tourists, replacing the traditional refund-upon-departure model with a more streamlined refund-upon-purchase one.
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Tax refund policy refined to spur inbound spending
April 28, 2025
China has introduced a new policy that enables foreign visitors to claim departure tax refunds for purchases as low as 200 yuan ($27) per day at the same store, significantly reducing the previous threshold of 500 yuan.