Switchback roads
Roads climb the surrounding hills in tight curves and hairpins, creating looping forms that are easy to spot even at small scale.
Minimalist map poster · China
31.1128° N / 109.4296° E
A town in the steep hill country of eastern Chongqing, where roads loop along slopes and valleys set the direction of every street

One city, five moods
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
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On the wall



The map
Kangle is a town in the eastern part of Chongqing municipality, in the rugged country around the Yangtze's Three Gorges region. The terrain dominates the map. Hills rise quickly on all sides, and the town fits into the lower, flatter ground between them.
From above, the roads bend instead of running straight. They follow contour lines, loop back on themselves to climb, and meet in the valley where the buildings cluster most closely. Farm terraces and scattered hamlets cover the slopes, each reached by its own winding lane.
A Kangle map poster turns this terrain into line work. With no real grid, the streets take on the shape of the land, and the drawing looks almost like handwriting across the page. It is a good example of how mountains shape a settlement in this part of China.
Roads climb the surrounding hills in tight curves and hairpins, creating looping forms that are easy to spot even at small scale.
The densest part of town sits on the lowest, flattest ground, where most of the routes come together.
Small settlements are dotted across the slopes, each linked by thin lanes that spread outward from the town.
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 Kangle
For people whose families come from the hills of eastern Chongqing, a map of Kangle is a direct link to home. The winding roads also make an attractive, abstract print for anyone who enjoys the shapes of mountain landscapes.
Write your own title and subtitle, and keep or change the coordinates line. Then choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, depending on whether you want contrast or a softer tone.
Order the Kangle 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.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
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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