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Chinese company wants to build a spectacular floating city

Instead of using more precious land space to build the cities of the future, a Chinese company has proposed using some of the 71 percent of the Earth's surface that's covered by water for expansion.

Floating City will be a four square mile structure that floats like an iceberg, with some of the surface structure visible above the surface, but most of the action happening down below the waterline. Built on land in large hexagonal sections, the pieces will be slotted together like a giant jigsaw puzzle in the ocean. Designed to be totally self-sufficient, Floating City will have its own farms and waste disposal systems, and will offer everything from housing to entertainment, sports complexes and shopping. Transportation will be provided using a series of underwater tunnels and submarines.