Satellite images show progress of Xiongan New Area over the past five years (18)

About 46,900 mu of afforestation has been carried out in Xiong'an since November 2017. The left part of the combo photo, which was taken by a satellite, shows the site before the afforestation efforts in 2017, while the right part shows the same area in May 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.