Xiong'an New Area speeds up its construction as a futuristic city

02 April 2026

An aerial drone photo taken on March 25, 2026 shows a scene of the construction sites of an urban cultural square (L) and a financial center (R) in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Xiong'an, China (Xinhua/Indonesia Window) - About an hour's drive from Beijing, a futuristic city is rising on the North China Plain - the Xiong'an New Area.

The area aims to relieve Beijing of non-essential functions related to its status as the nation's capital while also advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

An aerial drone photo taken on March 25, 2026 shows a scene at the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Official data reveals a more detailed picture in Xiong'an: the developed area spans around 215 square kilometers with more than 5,300 buildings shaping the urban skyline, housing 1.41 million residents and 669 high-tech enterprise.

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