
Aerial photo taken on April 1, 2019 shows the Baiyangdian Lake region in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area, about 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing. Known as China's "city of the future", Xiong'an has been designed to become a zone for innovation, a digital city synchronized with a brick-and-mortar one, and a livable and business-friendly area. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)














