Guide ancient city
A square walled grid set inside a circular ring of water, one of the clearest examples in China of the round-outside, square-inside plan, reads almost as an emblem on paper.
Minimalist map poster · China
34.4143° N / 115.6561° E
A coin-shaped walled town, square within a round ring of water, set on the flat plain beside a major rail crossing.





One city, five moods
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The map
Shangqiu lies in the east of Henan on the open North China Plain, and its name recalls the Shang, one of China's earliest recorded dynasties, whose origins tradition places in this area. The land is flat in every direction, so the map is shaped by roads, railways and water rather than terrain, with the modern city laid out in wide, regular blocks.
Its most striking feature is the old town of Guide, south of the modern centre. A square Ming-era wall encloses a grid of streets, and around it a broad moat and outer embankment form a circle, so the whole complex resembles an ancient Chinese coin, round outside and square inside. Seen from above, few old towns in China are as geometric.
Shangqiu is also a transport junction, where the east–west Longhai railway meets the north–south line from Beijing to Kowloon, and high-speed lines now cross here as well. A Shangqiu map poster shows the contrast between the tight, coin-like old town and the straight tracks and avenues of the city that has grown up around it.
A square walled grid set inside a circular ring of water, one of the clearest examples in China of the round-outside, square-inside plan, reads almost as an emblem on paper.
Main lines from four directions converge near the city, and their long, straight tracks cut across the street pattern in clean bands that are easy to follow on the sheet.
With no hills to work around, the newer districts spread in wide rectangular blocks, giving the map an even, measured texture from edge to edge.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
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Why Shangqiu
For anyone from Shangqiu, the coin-shaped old town is an instantly recognisable symbol of home, and it makes a strong centrepiece on a wall. The poster also appeals to people who simply enjoy cities with an unusual plan.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps with a family surname or a date, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Files arrive in six sizes at 300 DPI, ready for any local print shop.
Oder poster Shangqiu| 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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