Xiongan district becomes hot property in China A sleepy district in Hebei province has suddenly become the centre of China&`&s latest property craze and the talk of the country. Over the weekend, investors flocked to Xiongan in droves, while online it has been the subject of social media buzz. property /&`&pr?p?t?/ n. 財(cái)產(chǎn)，所有權(quán) -四級(jí) drove /dr??v/ n. 移動(dòng)的人群獲大批的東西 It all began on Saturday when the Chinese government announced the location of a special economic zone (SEZ) which would effectively serve as an extension of Beijing. The capital has been grappling with overcrowding, heavy pollution and congestion caused by a booming population, and officials are trying to relocate industries and encourage people to live further afield. grapple &`&gr?p(?)l/ v. 與...格斗 congestion /k?n&`&d?est??n/ n. 擁堵 -雅思 afield /?&`&fi?ld/ adv. 在遠(yuǎn)處 Called Xiongan New Area, the 100 sq km zone is expected to eventually expand to 2,000 sq km - nearly three times the size of New York - and is a key component of a massive "mega-region" developing around Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.