Smart & considerate community services facilitate better life in N China’s Xiong’an New Area-Xinhua

XIONG’AN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — The Xiong’an New Area in north China’s Hebei Province, designed to relieve Beijing of its non-essential functions, has been leveraging smart and considerate public services to facilitate daily life of relocated residents.

At Wenhua community in the startup section of Xiong’an New Area, an AI-powered canteen serves as a vivid example of how emerging consumption scenarios makes people feel better with their lives.

At the canteen, automatic settlement system quickly verifies a customer’s identity through facial recognition technology, and associates the food tray with his or her personal information to ensure a seamless payment process. Moreover, the serving zone inside the canteen also has smart devices capable of body weighing, calorie intake-tracking, detailed health status reporting as well as personalized dietary suggestions.

The Chunmingbei community canteen in Rongdong District of the Xiong’an New Area, for its part, helps ease the burden on working parents by providing affordable dinners for their school-attending children. Nanwenying community canteen, also in Rongdong, offers tiered discounts to senior diners of 60 and above on their meals.

Besides community canteens, community book stores and supermarkets further add to the convenience of local residents. Xiong’an New Area is building a well-managed and friendly community through meticulous public services.