Satellite images show progress of Xiongan New Area over the past five years (23)

The Beijing-Xiong'an expressway, an important part of the transportation network, cuts the transportation time from Xiong'an to Beijing and Tianjin to one hour, and the travel time from Xiong'an to Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei, to 90 minutes. The left part of the combo photo, which was taken by a satellite, shows the site for the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in 2017, while the right part shows the Beijing-Xiong'an expressway in July 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.