Unlike many cities where underground utilities are laid without a single integrated monitoring system, Xin'gan has developed a connected nervous system corresponding to the concept of China's 'future city.'
This technological center in Hebei Province will host the Global Governance Forum from October 23 to 25, 2026. The forum will allow delegates to familiarize themselves with the city's development vision, which includes three components: the underground city, the above-ground city, and the cloud city.
Planners changed their approach by deciding to first build the underground infrastructure and then the above-ground infrastructure. Instead of laying utility services separately, water, electricity, communication, and heating run through a unified network of common tunnels in Xin'gan.
At an official press conference in Xin'gan in December 2025, data was presented on over 1000 kilometers of pipelines laid in these corridors. This layout is designed to eliminate the need for constant road excavation.
By the end of 2025, a 106-kilometer tunnel network functioned as a living digital twin. BIM-based models and digital sensors continuously monitor water pressure, temperature, humidity, and gas levels, transmitting data to a centralized control system in real time.
Robots are used in operations. Wei Zhiren, an engineer from State Grid Xiongan Power Supply Company, noted that a 11.75 km section in the Zagang area, which previously required 22 hours of work by two human inspectors, is now inspected by five Xiongan Lingxi quadruped robots in just three to four hours.
The underground equipment is directly integrated into the urban management platform. According to the Xin'gan Aerospace Information Research Institute, the 'BeiDou + 5G' internal positioning system extends satellite navigation underground, ensuring parking level accuracy in the Jundong area.
Automated intelligent cameras instantly detect water accumulation exceeding 10 centimeters. This infrastructure, integrated with the Baiyandian catchment basin and designed to withstand flooding with a 50-year lifespan, reduces water runoff pressure while maintaining a safety margin for future upgrades, thus preventing repeated road surface damage.