By Chen Meiling in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei |

chinadaily.com.cn |

In an era when soaring housing prices and intense competition are driving young professionals away from major cities, China's Xiong'an New Area is emerging as a magnet for highly educated talent.

With generous living subsidies, affordable housing and a carefully planned urban environment, the city is luring a growing number of young entrepreneurs, researchers and graduates looking to build both careers and lives.

Among them is 27-year-old doctoral student Zhang Zequn, who leads research and development at AnYing Technology, the company behind what it describes as the world's first portable non-invasive cerebral hemorrhage detection analyzer.