Constructors work at the construction site of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 1(Xinhua) -- Track-laying operation of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway officially kicked off on Sunday.
The Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway is a pivotal section of the Beijing-Kunming high-speed railway that belongs to a greater high-speed rail artery network consisting eight vertical lines and eight horizontal lines in the country.
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2026 shows constructors working at the construction site of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)
Constructors work at the construction site of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Constructors work at the construction site of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2026 shows constructors working at the construction site of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2026 shows a bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway crossing over a canal of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project in north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)■