About an hour's drive from Beijing, a futuristic city is being built on the North China Plain, namely the Xiong'an New Area.
The area is intended to relieve Beijing of the burden of non-essential functions associated with its status as the nation's capital, while also promoting coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Official data reveals a more detailed picture of Xiong'an, a developed area spanning some 215 square kilometers, with more than 5,300 buildings shaping the city skyline.
The area is home to 1.41 million residents and 669 high-tech companies.
This aerial photo taken by a drone on March 25, 2026, shows staff of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. working at the construction site of the headquarters of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd. in Xiong'an New Zone, north China's Hebei Province.
This aerial photo taken on March 25, 2026, shows a view of the construction site of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd.'s headquarters in Xiong'an New Zone, north China's Hebei Province. This aerial photo taken using a drone on March 25, 2026, shows a view of the construction site of a start-up zone in Xiong'an New Zone, north China's Hebei Province.
This aerial photo taken by a drone on March 25, 2026, shows the construction site of a start-up zone in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Staff of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. work at the construction site of the headquarters of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd. in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, on March 25, 2026.
Staff of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. work at the construction site of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd.'s headquarters in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, on March 25, 2026. A staff of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. works at the construction site of China Mineral Resources Group Ltd.'s headquarters in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, on March 25, 2026.
