Generates Banner Armies automatically. Configure it to produce different things.
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—In-game description
The Summer Palace 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 sends a shipment of food when built and automatically spawns a banner army that is available at the War Academy of the player's choice at no cost, which takes six to seven times longer than training them at the War Academy itself.
The Summer Palace is commonly used to advance into the Commerce Age, as the Food shipment is very helpful for aging quickly to the Fortress Age. The Banner Armies it provides over time are also helpful when defending during the transition to the Fortress Age and provides a nice boost to the army later on.
Further statistics[]
As the Summer Palace is unique to the Chinese, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:
With update 13.58326, the Summer Palace grants 300 food in the Commerce Age and 800 food in the Fortress Age.
History[]
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The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden, and is among the most noted and classical gardens of the world. The Old Summer Palace was constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) during the succeeding reigns of feudal emperors; by the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it had "become a luxurious retreat providing royal families with rest and entertainment. Originally called "Qingyi Garden" (Garden of Clear Ripples), it was part of the famous "three hills and five gardens": Longevity Hill, Jade Spring Mountain, Fragrant Hill, Garden of Clear Ripples, Garden of Everlasting Spring, Garden of Perfection and Brightness, Garden of Tranquility and Brightness, and Garden of Tranquility and Pleasure. An Anglo-French invasion force destroyed the garden during the second Opium War. In 1888 the Dowager Empress Cixi rebuilt the garden and renamed it the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan).
Centered on the Tower of Buddhist Incense (Foxiangge) the Summer Palace consists of over 3,000 structures, including pavilions, towers, bridges, and corridors. Composed mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, The Summer Palace occupies an area of 294 hectares (726.5 acres), three quarters of which is water. Guided by nature, artists designed the gardens so that visitors would see marvelous views and be amazed by perfect examples of refined craftwork and the finest materials.
Old Han Army
Standard Army
Ming Army
Territorial Army
Forbidden Army
Imperial Army
Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Gas Lighting (+4)
Marriage Politics (-15%)
Comanche Trade Language (-10% coin)
Jagiellonian Legacy (units and resources already earned from age-ups are provided again)
TEAM Improved Buildings
Acupuncture
Improved Buildings
Advanced Wonders
TEAM Mariachi
The Asian Dynasties[]
