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Objective: To create a retro-style Chinese travel map with the theme of{argument name="region title" default="Yunnan Tea Horse Road Map"} This work presents the ancient caravan routes through Yunnan in the form of a hand-drawn parchment map. Canvas: 2:3 vertical poster with a background of aged Xuan paper featuring a worn texture, subtle stains, ink borders, and soft mineral pigments. The overall look should blend the style of Qing Dynasty travel scrolls with fantastical historical maps. Layout: A large, irregular shape centered on the outline of Yunnan Province is divided into eight colored areas with soft ink outlines. A winding, beige caravan route enters from the lower left corner, passes through the center, and exits near the upper center, connecting all major stations. Light monochrome mountains, rivers, clouds, and blank parchment spaces are added around the province. Title and Side Text: A large, vertical black calligraphy title, “Yunnan Tea Horse Road Map,” is placed on the right edge, alongside a smaller vertical English subtitle, “YUNNAN TEA HORSE ROAD MAP.” Small vertical Chinese calligraphy annotations are added in the upper left and lower right corners, and two red square stamps are placed near the title and annotations. Map Areas: Contains 8 marked areas, each with a large Chinese place name and a smaller descriptive subtitle: 1) Northwest green area, "Diqing," featuring Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and two pagodas; 2) Western blue area, "Lijiang," featuring ancient towns, tiled roofs, and arched bridges; 3) Central gold area, "Dali," featuring the Three Pagodas on the lakeside; 4) Eastern orange area, "Kunming," featuring stone forest peaks and city gates; 5) Southwestern light green area, "Baoshan," featuring market towns and bridges; 6) Central-southern earth-green area, "Pu'er," featuring terraced tea mountains and tea transport crates; 7) Southeastern blue-green area, "Yuxi," featuring the scenery of Fuxian Lake; 8) Far southern dark green area, "Xishuangbanna," featuring tropical tea forests, elephants, and Dai architecture. Route Details: Three route styles are shown in the small legend in the lower left corner: the main Tea Horse Road is a solid dark line, branch routes are dashed lines, and major trading posts are red dots. Add a compass rose above the legend, marked with East, South, West, and North. Caravan Elements: Depict six clearly visible caravans along the route: 1) A group of people and pack animals departing from the lower left corner; 2) A group near Pu'er with two loaded horses and a muleteer; 3) A group in the middle of the route with three loaded pack animals climbing towards Dali; 4) A group passing the Three Pagodas of Dali; 5) A group entering the Diqing Mountains; 6) A small, distant caravan near the top of the route. Use brown horses and mules carrying stacks of tea bags, accompanied by several travelers in robes. Decorative Elements: Add four main plant/animal decorations to the outside or near the map: 1) A tea leaf on the left; 2) A cluster of tea trees in the center below; 3) Tropical broadleaf and flowers in the lower right corner; 4) A blue-green peacock standing in the lower right corner. Add a red stamp in the lower left corner with the inscription "Tea Horse Road". Visual Style: Fine black ink lines, watercolor rendering, ancient map illustrations, Chinese landscape painting, misty mountains, delicate river lines, traditional brush calligraphy, a warm dark brown parchment background, and soft cyan, ochre, jade green, blue, and rust tones. Maintain rich detail while ensuring overall harmony and a sense of age. Constraints: Maintain a vertical poster composition, use clear handwritten brush calligraphy for Chinese labels, and avoid modern roads, cars, buildings, icons, bright digital colors, photorealism, or minimalist vector graphics. No watermark.
Prompt breakdown
Objective: To create a retro-style Chinese travel map with the theme of{argument name="region title" default="Yunnan Tea Horse Road Map"} This work presents the ancient caravan routes through Yunnan in the form of a hand-drawn parchment map.
Canvas: 2:3 vertical poster with a background of aged Xuan paper featuring a worn texture, subtle stains, ink borders, and soft mineral pigments.
The overall look should blend the style of Qing Dynasty travel scrolls with fantastical historical maps.
Layout: A large, irregular shape centered on the outline of Yunnan Province is divided into eight colored areas with soft ink outlines.










