Moated old town
A compact rectangle of streets and canals surrounded by water on all sides, still clearly legible within the larger modern city and the natural centre of any composition.
Minimalist map poster · China
31.3041° N / 120.5954° E
A rectangular moated old town laced with canals, set between Lake Taihu to the west and Jinji Lake to the east.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Suzhou's old city is one of the clearest shapes in Chinese urban geography: a near-rectangle enclosed by a moat, crossed inside by a fine network of canals running parallel to the streets. From above, water and road form a double grid, a pattern that has endured for centuries and earned the city frequent comparisons with Venice.
Within and around this core are the classical gardens listed by UNESCO, including the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden, where ponds, pavilions and rockeries appear on the map as small irregular islands among the straight lines. The Grand Canal curves past the western and southern edges of the old town, linking Suzhou to the rest of the Yangtze delta.
Beyond the moat the city expands in both directions. To the east, the Suzhou Industrial Park wraps around Jinji Lake with broad avenues and modern towers, while to the west the shore of Lake Taihu brings hills and islands. A Suzhou map poster shows how the old water town and its newer districts sit side by side.
A compact rectangle of streets and canals surrounded by water on all sides, still clearly legible within the larger modern city and the natural centre of any composition.
A historic lane running beside a canal in the east of the old town, where the parallel lines of water and paving show the traditional layout at its most intact.
A broad lake in the eastern industrial park, ringed by wide boulevards and new districts, balancing the dense old town with a large, calm open shape.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Suzhou
Suzhou is a map for people who value detail and order: the canal lines, the enclosed garden plots, the neat edge of the moat. It rewards close looking, which makes it a quiet, lasting piece for a study, a hallway or the wall above a desk.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates to record a trip, a hometown or a date that matters. Paper and Classic black & white suit the canals especially well, though all five styles are available. The HD download is $9 with six print sizes included.
Order the Suzhou poster| 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.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
Nearby