diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 306a408..f511187 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 node_modules/
 .claude/
 
+# MapProxy tile cache
+tiles/cache/
+
 # TODO: where does this rule come from?
 docs/_book
 
diff --git a/frontend/App.vue b/frontend/App.vue
index 6df6f09..3df7a7d 100644
--- a/frontend/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/App.vue
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ function initMap() {
     attributionControl: false
   })
 
-  L.tileLayer('https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png', {
+  L.tileLayer('https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/light_all/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png', {
     maxZoom: 18,
     subdomains: 'abcd'
   }).addTo(map)
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.js b/frontend/vite.config.js
index 34e186c..4d086e3 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.js
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }
   ],
   server: {
-    port: 5173
+    port: 5173,
+    proxy: {
+      '/tiles': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8080',
+        changeOrigin: true
+      }
+    }
   },
   build: {
     outDir: resolve(__dirname, '../dist')
diff --git a/tiles/docker-compose.yml b/tiles/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..461a0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiles/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  mapproxy:
+    image: kartoza/mapproxy:latest
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - ./mapproxy/mapproxy.yaml:/srv/mapproxy/mapproxy.yaml
+      - ./mapproxy/seed.yaml:/srv/mapproxy/seed.yaml
+      - ./cache:/srv/mapproxy/cache_data
+    environment:
+      - MAPPROXY_PROCESSES=4
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/tiles/mapproxy/mapproxy.yaml b/tiles/mapproxy/mapproxy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8951f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiles/mapproxy/mapproxy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+services:
+  tms:
+    grids: [GLOBAL_WEBMERCATOR]
+    origin: nw
+    restful: true
+
+layers:
+  - name: stamen_watercolor
+    title: Stamen Watercolor (Cached)
+    sources: [stamen_watercolor_cache]
+
+caches:
+  stamen_watercolor_cache:
+    grids: [GLOBAL_WEBMERCATOR]
+    sources: [stamen_watercolor_source]
+    cache:
+      type: file
+      directory: /srv/mapproxy/cache_data/stamen_watercolor
+
+sources:
+  stamen_watercolor_source:
+    type: tile
+    url: https://tiles.stadiamaps.com/tiles/stamen_watercolor/%(z)s/%(x)s/%(y)s.jpg
+    grid: GLOBAL_WEBMERCATOR
+
+grids:
+  GLOBAL_WEBMERCATOR:
+    srs: EPSG:3857
+    origin: nw
+
+globals:
+  cache:
+    base_dir: /srv/mapproxy/cache_data
+    lock_dir: /srv/mapproxy/cache_data/.locks
diff --git a/tiles/mapproxy/seed.yaml b/tiles/mapproxy/seed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29ad3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiles/mapproxy/seed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+seeds:
+  stamen_watercolor_seed:
+    caches: [stamen_watercolor_cache]
+    grids: [GLOBAL_WEBMERCATOR]
+    coverages: [china_coverage]
+    levels:
+      from: 1
+      to: 10
+
+coverages:
+  china_coverage:
+    bbox: [73.0, 18.0, 135.0, 54.0]
+    srs: EPSG:4326