Oasis grid
Roads and canals divide the cultivated land into long rectangles. This gives the heart of the map a regular, almost woven pattern that comes from irrigation farming.
Minimalist map poster · China
37.4119° N / 79.5143° E
An oasis town on the southern edge of the Taklamakan, with irrigated fields and tree-lined lanes set against open desert





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
Yawa lies in the Hotan area of southern Xinjiang, where meltwater from the Kunlun Mountains supports a chain of oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. On a map, a town like this is defined by water. There is a settled, cultivated zone of fields, canals and lanes, and beyond it an abrupt change to empty sand and gravel.
Inside the oasis, the pattern is regular and agricultural. Long straight roads and irrigation channels divide the land into rectangular fields, and they are often lined with rows of poplars. Houses cluster along the roads and around a modest centre. The geometry is practical, and it is shaped by the need to spread scarce water as evenly as possible.
A Yawa map poster shows the rare contrast between intensively farmed land and true desert. The oasis gives the design a densely patterned core, and the surrounding blankness makes that core feel even more deliberate. It is a spare, striking image of how people have lived at the edge of the Taklamakan.
Roads and canals divide the cultivated land into long rectangles. This gives the heart of the map a regular, almost woven pattern that comes from irrigation farming.
Where the water runs out, the lines stop. The sharp border between farmland and open desert is the most dramatic feature of the composition.
Straight lanes, commonly bordered by poplars in Hotan's oases, cross the fields and connect farms to the town. They form the fine parallel lines in the poster.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Yawa
The map appeals to people from the Hotan region and to travellers along the southern Silk Road. It also suits anyone who likes the graphic contrast of a settlement set against emptiness. It looks particularly good in the Sand and Paper styles.
The title, subtitle and coordinates line can be personalised, and five styles are available: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Every digital purchase includes 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in six sizes.
Oder poster Yawa| 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.
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.