Valley-floor town
The built-up area sits along the flat bottom of the valley, creating an elongated shape that follows the lowest ground between the hills.
Minimalist map poster · China
34.7877° N / 104.7753° E
A valley town in the hills of southern Gansu, its streets stretched along the valley floor between folded, terraced slopes

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Yuanyang lies in the hill country of south-eastern Gansu, a landscape of loess and folded ridges cut by river valleys. On the map, the town follows the shape of its valley, with the main streets stretched along the lower ground and the surrounding slopes marked by winding roads and terraced fields that follow the contours.
In this part of China, settlements are shaped by terrain more than by planning. The flat land is limited, so buildings cluster where the valley widens, and roads bend to avoid steep ground. From above, the pattern is linear and organic, very different from the regular grids of cities on the plains.
A Yuanyang map poster shows the town as part of this terrain. The narrow streets of the centre give way to curving rural roads, and the hillside field boundaries add delicate linework around the edges. The result feels more like a landscape drawing than a street plan, grounded in the geography of the Gansu uplands.
The built-up area sits along the flat bottom of the valley, creating an elongated shape that follows the lowest ground between the hills.
Roads leaving the town twist up and around the slopes, drawn on the map as loose curves that trace the shape of the land.
Farmland on the surrounding slopes is often terraced, which shows as fine stepped lines bringing texture to the edges of the frame.
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 Yuanyang
Yuanyang is home to families who know the valley road and the hills around it. A map poster turns that familiar setting into something to keep, whether you still live there or have moved to a city far away.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line to make it yours. Choose from five styles, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, and download the HD files for $9 or order a printed poster.
Order the Yuanyang 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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