Satellite images show progress of Xiongan New Area over the past five years (10)

A library in the university park in Qidong district of Xiong'an covers a construction area of 68,000 square meters and has seven floors above the ground and two floors underground. Once complete, the library will be equipped with an open information platform, which will provide comprehensive services for readers. The digital resources and services of the library will also be shared with other libraries of the country. The left part of the combo photo, which was taken by a satellite, shows the site for the library in Xiong'an New Area in 2017, while the right part shows the library in June 2022.

Aiming to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital, Xiongan New Area in north China's Hebei Province has witnessed huge development and recorded a total investment of more than 430 billion yuan (about $61.75 billion) since its establishment in 2017.