Municipal representatives last week announced the official commencement of construction of the conference center for the upcoming exhibition center in the New City of Sport and Exhibition in Xiangan. Work on the facility's pile foundation is expected to wrap up in August.

Located in the Liuwudian area of Xiangan, the conference center will cover more than 846,000 square meters.

The entirety of the new exhibition center, which will encompass both the conference center and an exhibition hall, will feature total floorage in excess of 1.1 million square meters.