Last year, China announced a plan to establish the Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province. The small region was suddenly thrust into the limelight – just as Shenzhen was when China decided to build its first ever Special Economic Zone there in 1980. The blueprint for the Xiongan New Area is a Chinese model for world-class urban development.

2017年,，以習近平同志為核心的黨中央決定,，在河北適合地段規(guī)劃建設一個以新發(fā)展理念引領的現代新型城區(qū)。從深圳到雄安，一場開拓進取的馬拉松仍在繼續(xù),。

In Xi’s own words

“小平同志1984年、1992年兩次視察南方,，視察廣東,、視察深圳。當時他就是說,，要解放思想,，敢于闖、敢于試,?！?/p>

Deng Xiaoping inspected Guangdong and Shenzhen twice, in 1984 and 1992. He said we must emancipate our minds and dare to break through and dare to try.

“我們今后仍然要走這條正確的道路，要堅定不移地走下去,，而且要有新開拓,，上新水平?！?/p>

We must choose the right path and continue along it unswervingly. We must explore new developments and attain higher standards. 

“雄安新區(qū)現在還是一張白紙,，受到各方面利益牽絆比較少，要發(fā)揚改革創(chuàng)新精神,，建立體制機制新高地,。”

The Xiongan New Area is now a blank sheet of paper, free from the interests of the various parties involved. We must carry forward the spirit of reform and innovation and establish a new high-level institutional mechanism.

“建設雄安新區(qū)是一項歷史性工程,，一定要保持歷史耐心,，有‘功成不必在我’的精神境界?！?/p>

It is a historic project to build the Xiongan New Area. We must remain patient, remembering that to achieve real success we must have an eye to the long-term future.

“穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打,，一茬兒接著一茬兒干?！?/p>

We must make steady progress, one achievement at a time, and keep the cause going.