According to the Shaanxi General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, Xi'an port witnessed a significant surge in inbound and outbound traffic, reaching over 1.3 million people as of Dec 19, marking a 121-percent increase year over year.
Spring Airlines will inaugurate a new direct flight route from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Dec 29.
Starting from Jan 5, China's national railway network will implement its train schedule for the first quarter of 2025. The G828/G825 high-speed train running from Xi'an North Railway Station to Shenzhen North Railway Station will be extended to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.
In the first 11 months of this year, the China-Europe freight train (Xi'an) made 4,706 trips, a 26.8 percent year-on-year increase that secured its position as the top city nationwide for service volume.
The National Immigration Administration announced on Dec 17 that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately.
An unmanned eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) soared into the sky on Dec 17 at Xi'an Space Base Airport in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Archaeologists recently uncovered a rare figurine of a high-ranking military officer in No 2 Pit of the Terracotta Warriors at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.