It’s in the Xiong’An New Area, a city China is building from scratch to relieve pressure from Beijing. It’s intended as a hub for next-gen technology and some government offices will be moved there as well.
I wouldn’t call it a completely new capital city, but it does remind me of Sejong in South Korea, which was built as a new capital but only some offices have been moved there.
Pretty cool that this is happening in Hebei, traditionally one of the poorest provinces.
It’s in the Xiong’An New Area, a city China is building from scratch to relieve pressure from Beijing. It’s intended as a hub for next-gen technology and some government offices will be moved there as well.
I wouldn’t call it a completely new capital city, but it does remind me of Sejong in South Korea, which was built as a new capital but only some offices have been moved there.