Xiong'an New Area

English

Alternative forms

• Xiongan New Area

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 雄安新區／雄安新区 (Xióng'ān Xīnqū).

Proper noun

Xiong'an New Area

1. A new area in Baoding, Hebei, China.
   • 2018, Xi Jinping, The Governance of China, volume II, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 260:

     In planning and building the Xiong’an New Area [part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development program], under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee we should follow the underlying principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and reinforcing and implementing the new development concepts.

   • 2022 January 28, “China quietly locks down area near Beijing with Olympics a week away”, in France 24‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 January 2022‎^[2]:

     Around 1.2 million people in Xiong'an New Area -- a new economic zone 100 kilometres southwest of Beijing -- are no longer allowed to enter or leave their residential compounds, local virus prevention staff confirmed to AFP on Friday.
     [...]While there have been a number of national-level "New Areas" across China, Xiong'an stands out with its location personally designated by President Xi Jinping, according to state media.