Straight drainage canals
Canals and ditches cross the flat island in long parallel lines, dividing farmland into rectangles and giving the map a precise, almost ruled look.
Minimalist map poster · China
31.6308° N / 121.3925° E
The old seat of Chongming Island, a flat grid of streets and canals in the mouth of the Yangtze

One city, five moods
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The map
Chengqiao is a town on Chongming Island, the large alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River that belongs to Shanghai. It has long been the administrative centre of Chongming, and on a map it is the densest cluster of streets on an island that is otherwise mostly farmland, wetland and village.
The island was built up from river sediment, and the land is almost completely flat. That shows in the map: long, straight roads and drainage channels divide the countryside into rectangles, and the town's streets follow a similar orderly pattern. Water appears everywhere, in canals, ponds and ditches that cross the fields in regular lines.
Chongming is promoted as an ecological island, with nature reserves and wetlands along its coast, and it feels very different from central Shanghai. A Chengqiao map poster captures a quieter side of the region: a compact town set among straight canals, with the wide Yangtze never far away.
Canals and ditches cross the flat island in long parallel lines, dividing farmland into rectangles and giving the map a precise, almost ruled look.
Chengqiao's streets form the island's densest cluster, a tight grid that stands out clearly against the open land surrounding it.
The island sits in the mouth of the Yangtze, and the broad estuary forms the natural edge of the landscape beyond the town.
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Why Chengqiao
For people from Chongming, the island is a place of family homes and quieter rhythms, very different from the city across the water. A map of Chengqiao keeps that calm in view.
Choose your own title and subtitle, edit the coordinates line, and select one of five styles: Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The straight canals look especially sharp in Blueprint.
Order the Chengqiao 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.
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