Irrigation lines
Straight roads and channels divide the farmland into long, regular plots. This geometry comes from centuries of oasis agriculture fed by mountain rivers.
Minimalist map poster · China
37.1407° N / 79.8351° E
An oasis settlement on the southern rim of the Taklamakan, where irrigated fields and tree-lined canals meet open desert.

One city, five moods
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The map
Bageqi lies in the Hotan area of southern Xinjiang, where meltwater from the Kunlun Mountains feeds a chain of oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. From above, the settlement is part of that irrigated world. Roads and water channels run in straight lines through farmland, and villages cluster along them before the land fades into sand.
The town is small and not widely documented in English sources, so the map is the most honest way to describe it. What it shows is typical of the Hotan oases: an orderly network of field roads, compact built-up areas, and a sharp boundary where cultivation stops and the desert begins.
A Bageqi map poster captures an unusual kind of landscape. The streets are drawn against a background shaped by water management, not by hills or coastline, and the lines of roads and canals carry the whole design. In a minimal black-and-white style, the oasis looks almost like a drawing of a field system.
Straight roads and channels divide the farmland into long, regular plots. This geometry comes from centuries of oasis agriculture fed by mountain rivers.
The built-up core is small and tight. Its denser streets stand out clearly against the open grid of the surrounding fields.
Past the last fields, the map turns empty. That abrupt edge between green oasis and Taklamakan sand is the defining feature of the area.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Bageqi
For anyone with roots in the Hotan oases, or who has travelled the southern Silk Road, Bageqi stands for a whole way of living with water and sand. Its map holds that on one quiet sheet.
You can write your own title, subtitle and coordinates, in any language or script you prefer, and pick from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Sand suits the desert particularly well.
Order the Bageqi poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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