In some countries, pollution is a really big issue for the future. This is especially true for China, which is one of the world’s biggest polluters but is also playing an active role in searching new ways to contain this problem.

Therefore, some ambitious projects have come into being, like a totally green “Forest City” in Liuzhou. Imagined and designed by Stefano Boeri, an Italian architect already known for his “Vertical Forest” project in Milan, this small green city will be built over 175 hectares, housing more than 30,000 people.

Air pollution, or smog, is a big public health issue in China: that is why the government often calls on external contractors to find some ecological, innovative and aesthetic solutions.

The city will be the first of its kind to draw on geothermal and solar energy in order to be completely self-sufficient, getting rid of fossil energy and fuels such as coal and oil.


Of course, there will be schools, a hospital and some commercial areas to provide its inhabitants with all the comforts of a typical modern city.

The city will be covered by almost one million plants and more than 40,000 trees in order to absorb an estimated 10,000 tons of CO2 each year! Moreover, thanks to photosynthesis it will produce some 900 tons of oxygen annually.