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โ€œ Generates resources automatically. Configure it to produce different things. โ€
—In-game description

The Porcelain Tower is a Wonder in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Chinese and can be built to advance into the next Age. It generates resources per second which can be set to food, wood, coin, or a combination of all resources (including export and experience).

Resource generation[]

As seen in the following table, the Porcelain Tower's resource generation rate is determined by the Age it was build to advance into. For example, if built in the Commerce Age, the Porcelain Tower generates 3 food per second, which stays the same when the player Ages up further.

Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Food trickle food 4.5 food food 6.5 food
Wood trickle 2.5 wood wood 5.5 wood wood
Coin trickle 2.5 coin coin 5.5 coin coin
Combination trickle 0.6 food
0.6 wood
0.6 coin
0.18 export
0.18 XP
(2.16 total)
1.25 food
wood
coin
0.25 export
0.25 XP
(3.75 total)
1.5 food
1.1 wood
1.1 coin
0.4 export
0.4 XP
(4.5 total)
1.5 food
wood
1.5 coin
0.5 export
0.5 XP
(6 total)

Further statistics[]

As the Porcelain Tower is unique to the Chinese, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything, especially siege units, artillery, and Monitors
Improvements
Hit points Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight Gas Lighting (+4)
Cost Marriage Politics (-15%)
Comanche Trade Language (-10% coin)

Home City Cards[]

As the Porcelain Tower is unique to the Chinese, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Porcelain Tower
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

All[]

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points
10

Chinese[]

Card Description Age HC level
Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points
10
Advanced Wonders Wonders get +50% hit points and -25% build time
10

Trivia[]

  • The Porcelain Tower is the only Wonder that does not ship any units and/or resources when built.

History[]

โ€œ Located on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China, the Porcelain Tower was once considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The people of China called it Bao'ensi, or the "Temple of Gratitude," but visiting Europeans called it the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in reference to the tower's porcelain bricks.Rising from an octagonal base were nine stories that reached a final height of 260 feet. Although that height was impressive, what made the tower unforgettable were the brilliant white bricks that faced the tower. These bricks glittered in the sun by day and were illuminated by as many as 140 lamps by night. Colorful stoneware tiles with green, yellow, white, and brown glazes were worked into the porcelain panels to form the images of animals, landscapes, flowers, and bamboo.

The Porcelain Tower and other great temples were destroyed in the year 1900 by an invading Anglo-French force known as the Eight-Power Allied Forces. The tower is currently under reconstruction.
โ€
—In-game history section

Gallery[]

Age up methods in Age of Empires III
Politicians for European civilizations
Commerce Age The Governor ยท The Imam ยท The Inventor ยท The Logistician ยท The Naturalist ยท The Philosopher Prince ยท The Quartermaster ยท The Medici
Fortress Age The Admiral of the Ocean Sea ยท The Adventurer ยท The Bishop ยท The Ethiopian Queen ยท The Exiled Prince ยท The Gentleman Pirate ยท The Marksman ยท The Mercenary Contractor ยท The Mohawk Statesman ยท The Scout ยท The Sergeant at Arms
Industrial Age The Cavalry Marshal ยท The Engineer ยท The Grand Vizier ยท The King's Musketeer ยท The Logistician ยท The Papal Guard ยท The Tycoon ยท The Viceroy ยท The War Minister ยท The Pope
Imperial Age El Presidente ยท The General ยท The Black Duke ยท The Inventor ยท The Knight ยท The Mercenary Contractor ยท The Royalist ยท The Scottish Marshal
Civilizations British ยท Dutch ยท French ยท Germans ยท Italians ยท Maltese ยท Ottomans ยท Portuguese ยท Russians ยท Spanish ยท Swedes
Tribal Council members for Native American civilizations
Commerce Age The Messenger ยท The Wise Woman ยท The Warrior ยท The Elder ยท The Chief
Civilizations Aztecs ยท Haudenosaunee ยท Inca ยท Lakota
Wonders for Asian civilizations
Chinese Confucian Academy ยท Porcelain Tower ยท Summer Palace ยท Temple of Heaven ยท White Pagoda
Indians Agra Fort ยท Charminar Gate ยท Karni Mata ยท Taj Mahal ยท Tower of Victory
Japanese Golden Pavilion ยท Great Buddha ยท Shogunate ยท Torii Gates ยท Toshogu Shrine
Federal States for the United States
Commerce Age Delaware ยท Massachusetts ยท Pennsylvania ยท Rhode Island ยท Virginia
Fortress Age Indiana ยท Kentucky ยท Maryland ยท New Hampshire ยท Tennessee
Industrial Age California ยท New Jersey ยท Ohio ยท South Carolina ยท Vermont
Imperial Age Connecticut ยท Florida ยท Illinois ยท New York ยท Texas
Federal States for the Mexicans
Commerce Age Durango ยท Michoacรกn ยท Tlaxcala ยท Chiapas ยท Querรฉtaro
Fortress Age Sonora ยท Coahuila ยท Sinaloa ยท San Luis Potosรญ ยท Tabasco
Industrial Age Chihuahua ยท Zacatecas ยท Tamaulipas ยท Guanajuato ยท Guerrero
Imperial Age Oaxaca ยท Jalisco ยท Estado de Mรฉxico ยท Veracruz ยท Puebla
Alliances for African civilizations
Ethiopians Habesha ยท Jesuits ยท Portuguese ยท Somalis ยท Sudanese ยท Indiansยท Oromo+ ยท Arabsx
Hausa Akan ยท Berbers ยท Hausa ยท Moroccans ยท Songhai ยท Fulaniยท Yoruba+ ยท Britishx
* requires Fortress Age to be unlocked; + requires Industrial Age to be unlocked; x requires Imperial Age to be unlocked
Unused options for Tribal Council members, Wonders, and Alliances can be used in future Age-ups.