Aerial photo taken on Dec. 25, 2020 shows the totally-enclosed noise barrier installed on the railway linking Beijing and Xiong'an New Area, in Bazhou, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
BEIJING/SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway opened to traffic on Sunday, connecting the Chinese capital with the country's "city of the future" -- the Xiong'an New Area. ■