Plains grid
With no hills to work around, the streets run in straight, regular lines. The result is a calm, even texture that fills the poster edge to edge.
Minimalist map poster · China
34.0319° N / 113.8630° E
A compact grid on the open North China Plain, crossed by rail lines and ringed by flat, carefully divided farmland

One city, five moods
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
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On the wall



The map
Xuchang lies in central Henan, on the broad, level North China Plain. On a map there are no mountains or coastlines to shape it. What you see is the pattern people have laid down: straight streets, long blocks, and main roads running close to north–south and east–west. Around the built-up area, rural roads and field boundaries fill the paper with a finer pattern.
The main north–south rail corridor through Henan passes the city, and its straight tracks cut through the grid of streets. Newer districts spread out from the older centre in wider blocks, with broad avenues and planned green strips between them. Small waterways and ponds break the grid here and there. At poster scale, their soft curves are a welcome contrast to all those right angles.
Xuchang has a long place in Chinese history. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the warlord Cao Cao brought Emperor Xian to Xu, which served for years as the seat of the imperial court. Today the city is known worldwide for making wigs and hair products. A Xuchang map poster captures the modern street plan of a place with deep roots.
With no hills to work around, the streets run in straight, regular lines. The result is a calm, even texture that fills the poster edge to edge.
Railway lines cross the city in long, straight strokes. They show clearly against the street grid and mark Xuchang's place on one of central China's main transport routes.
Small rivers, ponds and planned green spaces add curved, open shapes among the blocks and give the dense plan room to breathe.
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 Xuchang
A Xuchang poster is for people who grew up there, work in its industries, or trace family back to Henan. The orderly grid suits modern interiors and looks especially crisp in Blueprint or Classic black & white.
Personalise the title, add a subtitle with a name or a date, and keep the coordinates line or rewrite it. Pick from five styles, then download the HD files for $9 or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Xuchang 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.
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