BEIJING — The construction of a smart cold-chain logistics park for agricultural products has begun in Baoding, North China's Hebei province, according to the Hebei-Xinfadi Group.

The logistics park project is designed to ensure the safe and stable supply of agricultural products to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, said the group.

With a total floor area of 631,200 square meters, the integrated cold-chain logistics park will provide cold storage for up to 500,000 metric tons of agricultural products.

The planned investment is 3.67 billion yuan (about $534.35 million).

The project will serve the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and will be put into operation in August 2021.

It is expected to integrate related logistics resources and help create a regional logistics network by providing smart cold-chain storage for fresh agricultural products.