Valley setting
The town occupies the level ground between hills. Its outline stretches along the valley and stops where the slopes begin to rise.
Minimalist map poster · China
26.7156° N / 109.7689° E
A small town in the hills of south-western Hunan, its streets following a valley floor between wooded slopes.

One city, five moods
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The map
Gantang is a town in the south-west of Hunan province, China, in a landscape of low mountains, forested ridges and narrow valleys. Flat land is scarce here, so settlements tend to follow river valleys, where roads, fields and houses share the level ground. On a map the town takes the shape of the land around it.
The street pattern is compact, with roads running through the built-up area and smaller lanes branching toward the slopes. Around it the map opens into small fields on the valley floor. The hills around the town carry only a few winding roads and paths, which climb toward scattered villages.
South-western Hunan is home to Dong, Miao and Han communities, and its towns sit in a rural landscape shaped by rice farming and forestry. A Gantang map poster records a place at this local scale. A single valley holds the town, and the hills close in on every side of the frame.
The town occupies the level ground between hills. Its outline stretches along the valley and stops where the slopes begin to rise.
A small, dense cluster of streets and lanes forms the centre and stands out clearly against the lighter pattern of the countryside around it.
Narrow roads wind up and around the nearby ridges toward neighbouring villages, drawing curved lines across the otherwise open edges of the poster.
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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 Gantang
Many people who grew up in western Hunan now live in China's large cities or abroad. For them, a map of their home town is a simple, personal link to where they come from.
Add a title, subtitle and coordinates line in your own words, such as a family name or a date. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. A free 900 px watermarked preview is available before you buy.
Order the Gantang 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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