BEIJING, China — China officially opened its shiny new airport to commercial flights on September 25, 2019, with President Xi Jinping personally conducting the inauguration.

Beijing Daxing International Airport, which was designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, is the largest single terminal in the world. The entire project cost $63 billion and took four years to complete.

I took a flight from Beijing to Shanghai out of Daxing earlier this month — despite its name, it also serves domestic flights — and had the chance to experience the futuristic architecture and play around with state-of-the-art facilities first-hand.

Scroll down to see what my trip was like.

The Daxing Line also provided free WiFi, which doesn't exist on other Beijing metro lines.

This billboard reads: "Enthusiastically celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China."

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The computer's operating system shut down and restarted when I scanned my passport.

Some time in the near future the parking lot will be equipped with robots to help drivers park and pick up their cars, with the goal of reducing average parking times, the South China Monring Post reported.

These robots will be used alongside JD.com's Smart Parking System, an app that shows a real-time map of available park slots.

However, I didn't see any of these robots during my trip. Perhaps the airport hasn't used them yet.

The airport also tries to be environmentally friendly: according to China's state-run Science and Technology Daily, its air conditioning system runs on geothermal heat.

The shadows also made some lovely patterns on the wall and floor. It felt like everyone in the airport stopped to take photos here.

Source: South China Morning Post

However, my passport still didn't work.

It's not entirely clear if they were only there for the PRC's 70th anniversary or a permanent fixture.

The copper plates at the bottom shows the distance between Daxing and famous historical buildings in Beijing.

According to the state-run CGTN news channel, the airport will introduce a millimeter wave scanner that will scan passengers without touching them, while increasing the accuracy of the scan.

Because of that, every single gate is reachable within an eight-minute walk.