River through town
The river runs straight down the middle of Kangding, with streets and bridges lining both banks and forming the spine of the entire map.
Minimalist map poster · China
30.0022° N / 101.9569° E
A long, narrow town squeezed into a steep river gorge on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.





One city, five moods
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The map
Kangding, known in Tibetan as Dartsedo, is the seat of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan. It sits at around 2,500 metres in a deep valley where mountain rivers meet, and the town has had little choice but to grow in one direction. It follows the water in a thin band of streets, hemmed in by steep slopes on either side.
For centuries this was a gateway between the Sichuan lowlands and the Tibetan highlands, a trading post on the routes that carried tea west into Tibet. The town is also known across China for the Kangding Love Song, a folk melody tied to Paoma Mountain, which rises directly above the streets.
A Kangding map poster captures that confined geography with unusual clarity: a river line down the centre, streets packed tightly beside it and large empty areas where the mountains stand. The result is an elegant, almost linear composition, and a fitting keepsake for travellers heading onward toward the plateau.
The river runs straight down the middle of Kangding, with streets and bridges lining both banks and forming the spine of the entire map.
The slopes directly above the town appear as blank space broken by a few winding paths, a reminder of the mountain made famous by the Kangding Love Song.
With little flat ground available, the town stretches along the valley instead of spreading outward. The result is a long, narrow footprint that fills a portrait frame naturally.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
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Why Kangding
Kangding is often a turning point on a journey, the last town before the high passes and grasslands of western Sichuan. A map of it marks that threshold, and the narrow valley makes a striking vertical print.
Add a title such as the town's Tibetan name, a date from your trip or a line of your own in the subtitle, and adjust the coordinates if you wish. Paper and Sand give the mountains a warm tone, while Noir and Blueprint turn the gorge into sharp line work. Classic black & white is always available.
Oder poster Kangding| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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