Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple
Settlement information
Introduced in	The Asian Dynasties
Continent	Asia
Units	Rattan Shield
Technologies	Clenched Fist Wood Clearing Dim Mak
Maps	Central Plain Manchuria Mongolia Silk Road Yellow River

The Shaolin Temple is a native Asian religious settlement featured in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. Like all natives, they can be allied with by building a Trading Post at their Trading Post site.

Unit

Rattan Shield: Fast Chinese warrior armed with a shield and a sword. Good against Archers, Skirmishers, and Artillery.

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Clenched Fist	200 wood, 200 coin	Ranged infantry get +25% melee attack
	Wood Clearing	200 food, 200 coin	Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Settler Wagons, and Villagers gather wood 20% faster
	Dim Mak	300 wood, 300 coin	Rattan Shields get +50% attack

History

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This Holy Site is identical to a Native Trade Site. Allying with Natives allows a player to train special Native units, usually warriors, and also grants access to a group of improvements to that tribe. Native units do not cost any population spaces, but can only be built in limited numbers. One of the most famous Buddhist monasteries is the Shaolin Monastery, located in the Henan province of China, founded in 495 CE. The edifice is associated specifically with Chan Buddhism and the martial art of Kung Fu. Monastery legend states that the Indian monk Bodhidharma visited the temple in 527 CE. During his time meditating on the mountain overlooking the monastery, Bodhidharma taught himself a form of martial arts to defend against wild animals and bandits. He stayed at the temple for nine years, and before his departure he taught his disciples the skills he had learned, creating the martial arts legend that surrounds the Shaolin monks to this day.

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Gallery

A Shaolin settlement