View of Nanhe water conservancy hub in Xiong’an New Area, China’s Hebei

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan August 5, 2026 2 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

(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)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows a view of the Nanhe water conservancy hub in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. The Nanhe water conservancy hub in Xiong’an New Area serves as a flood control barrier while also supporting sightseeing and tourism, ecological experiences, and inland navigation. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026, shows a view of the Nanhe water conservancy hub in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province. The Nanhe water conservancy hub in Xiong’an New Area serves as a flood control barrier while also supporting sightseeing and tourism, ecological experiences, and inland navigation.

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Tags #China #Flood Control #Hebei #NanHe River #North China #Water Conservancy #Xiong An

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.…

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