A bullet train leaves Xiong'an Railway Station for Beijing, in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province on Dec. 27, 2020. The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway opened to traffic on Sunday, connecting the Chinese capital with the country's "city of the future" -- the Xiong'an New Area. Travel time from Beijing West Railway Station to the Xiong'an New Area was cut from one and a half hours to about 50 minutes. Located about 100 km southwest of Beijing, the Xiong'an New Area -- spanning the Rongcheng, Anxin, and Xiongxian counties and some adjacent areas-- is aimed at becoming a national model of high-quality development and a new engine for the modern economic system. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)