China's "city of the future": Xiongan New Area

Aerial photo taken on March 31, 2019 shows a village amid the Baiyangdian Lake in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province. On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the Xiongan New Area, about 100 km southwest of Beijing. Known as China's "city of the future", Xiongan 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 Xiao)