Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Repulic of China,... Beijing has opened an enormous new airport to serve the Chinese capital.<br />So what does this new airport mean for China?<br />Our Kim Da-mi tells us more.<br />China's newly-built Beijing Daxing International Airport officially opened on Wednesday.<br />Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the official opening,... and in fact, the 'Phoenix' landmark is one of his "centenary-goals" for the rejuvenation of his country.<br />"Our Republic is constructed brick by brick. We have the confidence and the ambition to forge ahead."<br />The new 'starfish' airport spans 700-thousand square meters...that's around 98 soccer fields and twice the size of Korea's Incheon International Airport.<br />Located in the southern part of Beijing, the new hub will take pressure off the overcrowded current Beijing Capital International Airport in the Northeastern suburbs.<br />The 62-billion U.S. dollar project was designed by well-known Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid,... who also designed Dongdaemun Design Plaza here in Seoul.<br />Travelers can get from Daxing airport to Beijing city center in around 20 minutes by express train.<br />The airport's four runways will also be expanded to seven in the near future.<br />Beijing is expected to welcome one hundred million people every year, becoming one of the busiest transport hubs in the world.<br />The Chinese government is confident that by 2022, its brand new airport will overtake Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International as the world's largest and busiest airport.<br />KIM Da-mi, Arirang News.<br />
