The High Energy Photon Source project in Huairou Science City.

With a vision to become a world-class innovation hub by 2050, Beijing's Huairou Science City is home to state-of-the-art large-scale science facilities and a growing community of elite scientists, according to a report by China Discipline Inspection and Supervision News.

This year, Huairou Science City has made new progress, including the global sharing of 16 scientific facilities, having provided over 1.43 million hours of access. Additionally, four large-scale science facilities have passed national inspections and are now officially operational.

Huairou Science City hosts various science facilities, including the High Energy Photon Source project, which covers an area equivalent to 90 football fields. With trial operation expected to begin by the end of this year, the facility is capable of emitting light 1 trillion times brighter than the sun and will provide high-quality light for scientists in aerospace, energy, biomedicine and other fields.

According to a representative of Huairou Science City, the area has entered a new phase focused on operation and is rapidly forming a cluster of key scientific infrastructure, with all 29 facilities from the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) now in research mode and all eight new facilities from the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) under construction.

As the urban infrastructure improves, the number of scientists in Huairou Science City continues to rise, currently totaling 26,000. This includes 86 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and 39 highly cited scientists.

The science city is committed to meeting the needs of its researchers by providing diverse housing options, enhancing infrastructure and developing a high-quality education and healthcare system alongside a robust cultural service mechanism.

A key project in the city is the City Lounge, which includes facilities for research, incubation, tech services, hotels, apartments, amenities and cultural activities, complemented by parks to create a multifunctional, people-centered public space.

Supported by quality infrastructure and services, Huairou Science City has attracted high-level talent.

In 2014, Liu Yongliang relocated from Zhongguancun to Huairou with the Institute of Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, becoming one of the first researchers to settle in Huairou Science City. Today, he serves as the head of traveling-wave tube technology at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"The Institute of Electronics has been dedicated to the research of space traveling-wave tubes since its establishment in 1956, bringing together key talents from various institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to address major national tasks," Liu told China Discipline Inspection and Supervision News.

Huairou Science City is home to national research institutions, prestigious research universities and leading technology enterprises. Notably, more than 20 national research institutions have established their presence in Huairou. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have relocated to the area, and approximately 16,000 faculty members and students from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences have also joined this thriving scientific community.