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(250313) -- XIONG'AN, March 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 12, 2024 shows a construction site in the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province.
Since China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area in April 2017, it has evolved from a blueprint into a vibrant city.
The development of Xiong'an New Area, dubbed China's "city of the future," has entered a phase when the same importance must be attached to both its large-scale construction and its purpose to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
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A man visits the Xiong’an Urban Computing Center in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province, Feb. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Since China announced plans to establish the Xiong’an New Area in April 2017, it has evolved from a blueprint into a vibrant city.
The development of Xiong’an New Area, dubbed China’s “city of the future,” has entered a phase when the same importance must be attached to both its large-scale construction and its purpose to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital.
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 12, 2024 shows a construction site in the start-up zone of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)This photo taken on March 12, 2025 shows smart streetlights in Rongdong area of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view of Rongdong area of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows people visiting a lotus-themed park at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025 shows a construction site in the start-up zone of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)A drone photo taken on March 12, 2025 shows a view of the Zhongguancun (ZGC) Science Park in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows the scenery of a lotus-themed park at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2025 shows a construction site in Guomao area of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on April 23, 2024 shows the business service center in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024 shows a night view of the start-up zone of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An aerial drone photo taken on March 12, 2025 shows a view of Rongdong area of Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
