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In Numbers: High-Quality Development of Xiong'an New Area

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Sci-tech cluster, green development: Xiong'an offers glimpse into China's "City of the Future"

　　SHIJIAZHUANG, April 1 (Xinhua) -- At the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence (AI) industrial park, blue signage panels line the walls, each bearing the name of a different AI startup. Offices sit just a door apart, and entrepreneurs often meet in the roadshow hall or over coffee in the shared lounge -- casual encounters that frequently spark collaboration. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the new area in north China's Hebei Province, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Xiong'an national observatory officially inaugurated

　　BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday inaugurated its 27th national climate observatory in the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province. According to the China Meteorological Administration, the observatory consists of one main station and eight auxiliary stations, covering four major ecosystem types ranging from urban areas to forests, wetlands and farmlands. Meteorological data will be transmitted in real time to a cloud-based big data platform, enhancing capabilities in climate monitoring, early warning, and sector-specific meteorological services.

'City of the future' seen through four sets of data

　　An aerial drone photo taken on June 11, 2025 shows boats sailing on Baiyangdian Lake, Xiongan New Area of north China's Hebei Province. Since the founding of Xiongan New Area, the water quality of Baiyangdian Lake has been greatly improved thanks to the systematic ecological governance. (Xinhua/Mu Yu) Editor's Note: On March 23, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province.

World's first nanoscale micro-vibration lab commences operations in Xiong'an New Area, to support high-end manufacturing

　　The interior environment of the laboratory Photo: Screenshot from Science and Technology Daily The world's first nanoscale micro-vibration laboratory, independently developed by China, has officially commenced operations in the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei province, which could provide support for the independent development of high-end manufacturing sectors in China, Science and Technology Daily reported Tuesday. This laboratory, developed by the China Electronics Engineering Design Institute Co, Ltd (CEEDI), was established to enhance the precise control and evaluation capabilities of nanoscale micro-vibration environments. The laboratory houses a micro-vibration test bed hailed as a "national key instrument" - the largest and most accurate of its kind globally, the report said.

China's central SOEs urged to step up investment in Xiong'an New Area

　　BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) directly administered by the central government are urged to intensify relocation to and investment in the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, as part of broader efforts to support the area's high-quality development. A meeting held on Tuesday by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council called on central SOEs to fully leverage their resource advantages and driving role to deeply integrate into and provide proactive services for the development of the Xiong'an New Area. Efforts should be made to ensure smooth progress in relieving Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as China's capital, the meeting said, adding that the first batch of relocated central SOEs should be guided to maintain stable operations in Xiong'an while construction of facilities for subsequent relocating central SOEs should be pushed forward.

Digital infrastructure powers Xiong'an, China's 'city of future'

　　Photo shows the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center. (People's Daily/Lei Sheng) As night falls, a deep-blue "eye" gazes into the distance. Located in the western part of the Rongdong district of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei province, the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center rests quietly.

Xiong'an: building a city around green space

　　Photo shows the Yuerong Park. (People's Daily/Lei Sheng) From above, the Central Green Valley in the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area stretches across 500 hectares like a green artery, linking clusters of buildings into a cohesive whole. "Five years ago, this was largely undeveloped land.

Xi urges efforts to build Xiong'an New Area into innovation hub, model of high-quality development

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium on further advancing the high-quality construction and development of the Xiong'an New Area in the Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 23, 2026. Xi inspected the Xiong'an New Area on Monday, when he also chaired the symposium. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) XIONG'AN, Hebei Province, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province into an innovation hub in the new era and a model of promoting high-quality development.

Xi inspects Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province

　　BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province. Xi viewed construction progress in the start-up zone and visited China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd.