Valley-floor streets
The town’s streets follow the flatter ground of the valley, giving the settlement an elongated shape that responds to the land rather than a grid.
Minimalist map poster · China
34.7608° N / 104.6767° E
A small settlement in the loess country of southern Gansu, its streets following valley floors between folded hills





One city, five moods
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The map
Gaolou lies in the southeastern part of Gansu province, in the loess highlands of western China. This is a landscape of deeply eroded hills, terraced slopes and narrow valleys, where settlements naturally gather on the flatter ground along streams. On the map, that shapes everything: streets follow the valley floor rather than a planned grid.
Roads trace the valleys and switch back up the slopes, connecting the town to neighbouring villages and county centres. Around the built-up area the land breaks into fields and terraces that follow the contours of the hills. The result is an organic, linear settlement pattern very different from the planned districts of China’s larger cities.
A Gaolou map poster renders that relationship between terrain and town in simple black lines. The streets gather where the land flattens, and the roads beyond curve with the hills. It is a restrained image of a rural place in the loess country, well suited to anyone with family roots in this part of Gansu.
The town’s streets follow the flatter ground of the valley, giving the settlement an elongated shape that responds to the land rather than a grid.
Roads leaving town bend and switch back through the loess hills, drawing curving lines that contrast with the compact centre.
The surrounding highlands are shaped by erosion and terracing, and field boundaries follow the contours, framing the town with a soft, layered pattern.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
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Why Gaolou
For people who grew up in Gaolou and now live in cities far away, a map of the home town is a simple, personal keepsake. It works on its own or alongside maps of other places that mattered in a family’s story.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with Chinese characters or a family name, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the $9 HD files or order a printed poster.
Oder poster Gaolou| 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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