diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 254dc5db..2e028643 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "azalea-world"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f7272ff7..a7b0adb5 100755
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ members = [
   "azalea-nbt",
   "azalea-brigadier",
   "azalea-crypto",
+  "azalea-world",
 ]
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/azalea-client/src/connect.rs b/azalea-client/src/connect.rs
index 826bce3d..52ae1071 100755
--- a/azalea-client/src/connect.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/connect.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ impl Client {
             }
             GamePacket::ClientboundLevelChunkWithLightPacket(p) => {
                 println!("Got chunk with light packet {} {}", p.x, p.z);
+                // p.chunk_data
             }
             GamePacket::ClientboundLightUpdatePacket(p) => {
                 println!("Got light update packet {:?}", p);
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_level_chunk_with_light_packet.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_level_chunk_with_light_packet.rs
index 1d017c2a..abd936dc 100644
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_level_chunk_with_light_packet.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_level_chunk_with_light_packet.rs
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ pub struct BlockEntity {
 pub struct ChunkSection {}
 
 impl ClientboundLevelChunkPacketData {
-    pub fn read(world_height: u32) {}
+    pub fn read(world_height: u32) {
+        // let section_count
+    }
 }
diff --git a/azalea-world/Cargo.toml b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afae93a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azalea-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "azalea-world"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/azalea-world/README.md b/azalea-world/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f68ab42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azalea-world/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Azalea World
+
+The Minecraft world representation used in Azalea.
diff --git a/azalea-world/src/lib.rs b/azalea-world/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20043bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azalea-world/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = 2 + 2;
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Chunk {
+    sections: Vec<Section>,
+}
+
+pub struct Section {
+    states: PalettedContainer,
+    biomes: PalettedContainer,
+}
+
+pub struct PalettedContainer {
+    bits_per_entry: u8,
+    palette: Palette,
+    /// Compacted list of indices pointing to entry IDs in the Palette.
+    data: Vec<i64>,
+}
+
+pub enum Palette {
+    /// ID of the corresponding entry in its global palette
+    SingleValue(u32),
+    LinearPalette(Vec<u32>),
+    HashmapPalette(Vec<u32>),
+    GlobalPalette,
+}
+
+impl Palette {
+    fn choose_palette_for_states(bits_per_entry: u8) -> &'static Palette {
+        match bits_per_entry {
+            0 => &Palette::SingleValue,
+            1..=4 => &Palette::LinearPalette,
+            5..=8 => &Palette::HashmapPalette,
+            _ => &Palette::GlobalPalette,
+        }
+    }
+}