Valley-floor town
The streets fill a narrow strip of flat land between hills. The result is an elongated urban shape that is very different from the grids of cities in the basin.
Tabula geographica minimalis · China
32.0373° N / 105.4669° E
A mountain town in northern Sichuan, with streets pressed into a valley in the rugged country of the old Shu roads.





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Pu’an lies in the mountains of northern Sichuan, in Jiange County, part of Guangyuan. This is steep, folded country, where towns grow along valley floors and roads follow rivers because there is little other space. From above, Pu’an is long and narrow. Its streets are squeezed between slopes, and the built-up area thins quickly once the hills begin.
The county is named after the Jianmen Pass, a narrow gap in the cliffs on the ancient Shu roads that linked the Sichuan Basin with the north. Those roads have been famous since the Three Kingdoms period, and they gave rise to Li Bai's line about the road to Shu being harder than climbing to heaven. Their logic still shapes the region's transport routes today.
A Pu’an map poster works well as a study of terrain. Streets follow contour lines, roads twist between ridges, and small watercourses cut through the landscape. The drawing is sparse compared with a city in the plains, and that sparseness is exactly what makes it beautiful in black and white.
The streets fill a narrow strip of flat land between hills. The result is an elongated urban shape that is very different from the grids of cities in the basin.
Routes out of town wind along valleys and over ridges. On the print they appear as long, curling lines with lots of sharp turns.
The surrounding county sits on the historic route through the Jianmen Pass. It is a reminder that this landscape has shaped travel in the region for centuries.
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For anyone from Jiange County, or anyone who has travelled the old roads into Sichuan, this map records a place defined by its mountains. It feels personal without needing to say too much.
You can add a Chinese or English title, a subtitle and coordinates, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. A free watermarked preview lets you check the layout before you buy the $9 files.
Eme tabulam Pu’an| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
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| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 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 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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