Satellite images show progress of Xiongan New Area over the past five years (11)

A science park of the Xiongan Institute of Innovation covers a construction area of 172,000 square meters, and consists of six major centers, such as centers for resources and ecological environment, new materials, and green development and intelligent agriculture, as well as supporting facilities including conference halls, apartments and refectories. The left part of the combo photo, which was taken by a satellite, shows the site for the science park in Xiong'an New Area in May 2021, while the right part shows it 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.