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Aerial view of Xiong'an country park

　　Aerial photo taken on March 30, 2022 shows Xiong'an country park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. The Xiong'an country park will be opened to the public soon. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows Xiong'an country park in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province.

Xiong'an New Area marks fifth anniversary

　　Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows a view of Rongdong District in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, 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.

Commentary: Building China's "city of future" with grit, perseverance

　　BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five years after ground was broken on Xiong'an New Area, this sustainable, modern, and innovative urban model is well beyond the "blueprint" stage. A "city of the future" is on the horizon and with it, a future of infinite possibilities. A plan of this magnitude requires grit and perseverance unseen in a generation, as evidenced by the sweat and ambitions of the thousands of construction workers helping to build this project up from an idea to a livable city.

Xiong’an New Area a mirror of future China

　　Xiong’an New Area, a national-level new area in north China’s Hebei province and a national model of high-quality development, is believed to be a mirror of the future China. Photo shows the brightly-lit Xiong’an Railway Station in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei province, April 22, 2021. (People’s Daily Online/Jin Wei) On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish Xiong’an New Area in Hebei province, making it another new area of national significance following the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in south China’s Guangdong province and Pudong New Area in east China’s Shanghai.

Manifestation of China's tech prowess and green future – Xiong'an takes metropolis shape 5 years from 'blank sheet of paper'

　　Photos: Courtesy of CRCC. Five years after China announced the establishment of the Xiong'an New Area, a 1,770 square kilometer site in North China's Hebei Province about a two-hour drive from Beijing, the foundations of the new "dream city" are taking shape in a miraculous manner, with construction cranes dominating the skyline, new modern buildings springing up one after another, and a magnificent landscape created with trees, forests and wetlands that echo the city's focus on innovation and green development. When the blueprint for Xiong'an, which was described by the top leadership as "a strategy crucial for a millennium to come," was revealed on April 1, 2017, it attracted wide attention from around the world as many praised China's boldness in launching such a massive project, literally building a whole new metropolis from the ground up.

Sunrise scenery in Xiong'an New Area

　　Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows the sunrise in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows the sunrise in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows the sunrise in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province.

Xiong'an New Area marks fifth anniversary

　　An engineer expounds on the building information modeling (BIM) technology in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, March 29, 2022. Dubbed China's youngest city and a "city of the future," Xiong'an New Area marks its fifth anniversary on Friday. China announced plans to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, 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.

Desolate land in Xiongan New Area turned into popular park

　　A wasteland-turned beautiful park located along Nanjuma river to the east of Goushi village in Rongcheng county, Xiongan New Area, north China’s Hebei Province, has recently become a hot destination for spring outings. Jintan park, the new park, consists of ecological levees and shoals and covers an area of about 3.7 square kilometers.

Baiyangdian Lake begins thawing as spring sunshine arrives in N China’s Hebei

　　Dubbed the "pearl of north China," Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong’an New Area, north China’s Hebei Province started to thaw as temperatures continued to rise in recent days. In the warm sunlight of the early spring, some parts of Baiyangdian have thawed, while other parts still remain frozen. Since the establishment of the Xiong’an New Area nearly five years ago, a story of green development has unfolded here.

China's Xiong'an New Area steps up power grid construction

　　SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of power grid projects with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan (157 million U.S.