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Tourists amble along a boardwalk viewing wildlife on China's Chongming Island.
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This is an artist rendering of a proposed harbor on China's Chongming Island, near Shanghai, which is home to an ambitious "eco-city" development project.
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When China's Dongtan eco-city is complete, lakes and canals with fill the city. This artist rendering shows a lakeshow dotted with micro windmills and low-lying buildings using special thermal technology to save energy.
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Workers put the final touches on a stretch of boardwalk through woodlands and wetlands on China's Chongming Island. The island is to be home to China's first "eco-city."
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Tourists on a viewing platform amid wetlands on China's Chongming Island look for birds. The island will soon by home to an environmentally friendly "eco-city."
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Visitors to Chongming Island, near Shanghai in China, can stop in at a visitors' center that includes this model of how a three-island group will be developed. The largest island includes the Dongtan Eco-city, a project that will be one of the world's first low-carbon emitting cities.
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