Emin River
The river crosses the plain near the town on its way west to Kazakhstan, the main natural feature on this otherwise open map.
Minimalist map poster · China
46.5258° N / 83.6342° E
A county town on the open steppe of northwest Xinjiang, beside the Emin River, with mountains on the horizon and a border nearby

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Emin is the seat of Emin County in Tacheng Prefecture, in the far northwest of Xinjiang near the border with Kazakhstan. The town lies on an open plain with mountain ranges on the horizon. The Emin River flows west past it toward Lake Alakol across the border, and on a map it forms the main natural line through a very spare landscape.
The town itself is compact and laid out with wide, straight streets, and irrigated fields spread around it in regular plots. Beyond the farmland, the map empties quickly into steppe and foothills, with only a few roads and watercourses crossing the open ground. The result is a small, clearly defined grid in a large space.
An Emin map poster works because of that contrast. The regular blocks of the town and the geometry of its fields stand out against a wide, almost blank frontier landscape, and the river adds a single flowing line that ties the composition together.
The river crosses the plain near the town on its way west to Kazakhstan, the main natural feature on this otherwise open map.
Straight streets and large blocks give the centre a clear, orderly shape that reads cleanly in black and white against the surrounding land.
Around the town, rectangular fields and channels form a patterned belt before the map opens into steppe toward the mountains.
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 Emin
For people from the Tacheng region or anyone who has travelled this far corner of China, Emin is a place of open space and big skies. A poster of its compact grid on the plain keeps that sense of distance and calm on the wall.
Change the title, subtitle and coordinates to mark a hometown, a journey or a date, and choose one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. It comes as a $9 HD download or a printed poster.
Order the Emin 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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