Capital's subsidiary center plans for quality of life

The new subsidiary administrative center of Beijing, in Tongzhou district, will have no more than 1.3 million residents by 2035, part of the measures to build a small but good place for work and life, said a new plan disclosed on Thursday.

The detailed plan, which outlines streets and communities in the new center from 2016 to 2035, was released by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council.

By 2035, population density should be limited to no more than 9,000 people per square kilometer, and construction land to 100 sq km, on the planned 155 sq km.