Canal network
Straight and curving channels run through and around the town, many of them carrying the shapes of older waterways. They divide the plan into small, irregular pieces.
Minimalist map poster · China
32.9392° N / 119.8342° E
A low, watery town in the Lixiahe plain, laced with canals, lakes and small islands of raised farmland

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Xinghua lies in the Lixiahe lowland of central Jiangsu, one of the flattest and wettest parts of the province. On a map the town is surrounded by water: canals cut in every direction, lakes spread out to the edges, and roads often have to follow embankments. The built-up centre sits as a compact block among this network of channels.
Around the town the countryside breaks into a pattern that is rare anywhere else. Farmers here built up raised fields, known as duotian, surrounded by water, and in spring the rapeseed on them turns the Qianduo area yellow. Xinghua is also known as the birthplace of the Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher Zheng Banqiao.
A Xinghua map poster makes the most of this texture. Water paths and blocks of land alternate across the sheet, so the result looks almost like a woven surface. The town centre gives it a focal point, and the surrounding canals keep the eye moving outward.
Straight and curving channels run through and around the town, many of them carrying the shapes of older waterways. They divide the plan into small, irregular pieces.
Beyond the town, land rises from the water in small separate plots. From above they look like scattered islands, a pattern specific to this part of the Lixiahe plain.
Open water appears on several sides of the town, leaving calm blank areas on the poster that balance the fine detail of streets and canals.
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 Xinghua
Xinghua suits someone with family roots in the Jiangsu water country, or anyone drawn to places where land and water share the map almost equally. The pattern works as a piece of graphic design as much as a record of a town.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line with a name, date or phrase, then choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint and Paper both suit the fine lines of the canals.
Order the Xinghua 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.
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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.
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