China starts work on Xiong'an New Area pipe Apr 14, 2021 7:50:am Summary The 413.5-km pipeline starts from China's Tianjin municipality and runs into the neighbouring Hebei province, where the Xiong'an New Area is located. by: Shardul Sharma Posted in: China starts work on Xiong'an New Area pipe China has begun the construction of a natural gas pipeline that runs to the Xiong'an New Area, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on April 13 citing a statement by China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corp. The 413.5-km pipeline starts from China's Tianjin Municipality and runs into the neighbouring Hebei province, where the new area is located, the news agency said. The pipeline will have a transmission capacity of 6.6bn m