Satellite images show progress of Xiongan New Area over the past five years (27)

A water purifying project was launched at the estuary of the Xiaoyi River, another inflow tributary of Baiyangdian Lake in June 2019. The left part of the combo photo, which was taken by a satellite, shows the site for the project in 2017, 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.