Straight plain roads
Long, straight roads divide the land into broad rectangles, a pattern the flat terrain of the North China Plain makes possible.
Minimalist map poster · China
35.0836° N / 117.1907° E
An urban area on the plains of southern Shandong, where road grids meet fields, villages and irrigation channels.

One city, five moods
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The map
Chengtangcun is listed as an urban place in southern Shandong, on the level land that stretches south and west of the province's central uplands. Like many towns in this part of the North China Plain, it is shaped less by dramatic terrain than by roads, rail lines and the steady division of farmland into blocks and village plots.
From above, the area shows the typical pattern of the region. Straight arterial roads run across open ground, alongside compact clusters of older village housing, newer residential compounds with regular footprints and scattered industrial sites. Small rivers and drainage channels cross the fields, and the edge between town and countryside is gradual rather than sharp.
A Chengtangcun map poster records a landscape that rarely appears on postcards but is home to many people. Reduced to black lines on white, the pattern of fields, lanes and compounds becomes an abstract composition. The coordinates make it personal to anyone who knows exactly which crossroads they are looking at.
Long, straight roads divide the land into broad rectangles, a pattern the flat terrain of the North China Plain makes possible.
Dense groups of small houses and lanes mark the older settlements. On the map they appear as darker patches among the open fields.
Narrow rivers and irrigation ditches cut across the countryside as thin lines, adding a few curves to an otherwise orderly layout.
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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 Chengtangcun
People know a place like this from the inside rather than from a guidebook. A map of the streets and fields where someone grew up can mean more than a picture of a famous city, especially to someone living far from home.
Use the title and subtitle for a village name, a family name or a date, and adjust the coordinates line to a specific house. Five styles are offered, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand, as a digital file or a printed poster.
Order the Chengtangcun 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.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
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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