Caohai Lake
A large plateau lake and wetland reserve next to the town. On the map its irregular shoreline and reed margins make a quiet, open shape against the built-up streets.
Minimalist map poster · China
26.8500° N / 104.2333° E
A highland county town on the Wumeng plateau, its streets packed beside the wide, shallow basin of Caohai Lake

One city, five moods
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The map
Weining lies high on the Wumeng plateau in western Guizhou, and on a map the town looks like a compact grid of streets set into a broad upland basin. The main roads follow the valley floor and then turn into winding routes that climb into the hills around it. The pattern is tighter than in many lowland towns because the flat ground runs out quickly.
Just beside the town lies Caohai, the Grass Sea, one of the largest natural freshwater lakes on the Guizhou plateau. It is a protected wetland known for the black-necked cranes that spend the winter there. On paper it shows as a large, softly edged shape, and the built-up area stops close to its shore.
A Weining map poster works from that contrast between the dense town blocks and the open water with its marshy margins. In black and white the lake turns into a calm, pale field. The streets gather against its edge, and the hill roads leave thin threads running away from the centre toward the surrounding farmland.
A large plateau lake and wetland reserve next to the town. On the map its irregular shoreline and reed margins make a quiet, open shape against the built-up streets.
The central streets form a fairly regular grid on the level ground of the basin, which gives the middle of the poster a clear, orderly texture.
Past the edge of town, roads bend and switch back into the uplands of the Wumeng range, drawing long curving lines toward the frame.
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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 Weining
For people from Weining, or anyone who has watched the cranes over Caohai in winter, this map records a particular high, clear landscape. The lake and the town grid together make a simple composition that sits easily in a hallway or study.
You can add a family name, a year or the coordinates to the title and subtitle. Then choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the HD files for $9, or order a matte print, with a wooden frame if you like.
Order the Weining 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.
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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.
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