CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China plans to build new city nearly three times the size of New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -China’s new megacity Xiongan takes shape near Beijing with residential area ready by summer 2023. China’s latest project to build a giant city from scratch is taking shape in the northern province of Hebei, with work to install beams in all major buildings completed as of early July 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional cities are often planned in accordance with archaic concepts of geomancy, Feng-shui, I-Ching. The Rites of Zhou dating to approximately (1100–256 BC) serve to emphasize the importance of such philosophies, the cardinal directions and harmony between the human and natural realms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Encouraging the economic growth of China through industry, agriculture, handicrafts, transportation and commerce. Cultivating cultural and scientific development of the Chinese people. Strengthening national defense and improving living standards in China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xiongan New Area is a pet project of President Xi Jinping. Located around 97 kilometres from Beijing in Hebei province, experts say the city is an insight into Xi’s vision for China’s future. Around 97 kilometres from Beijing, China’s ‘city of the future’ is being built.