China Planning to Construct a Mega-City the Size of Switzerland

China doesn’t do things by halves. Take the Three Gorges Dam for instance – it’s the largest hydroelectric project in the world, has cost $39 billion to built and could be responsible for the country’s earthquakes. Despite the perils that come withe the grandiose, this still hasn’t stopped the Chinese government from considering a plan to create a city the size of Switzerland (that’s roughly the size of New Jersey and Vermont combined). So how would they do this remarkable feat? Easy, combine nine of the country’s biggest cities.