Emperor's Palace

The Emperor's Palace, once ruled by the Emperor Tao-tsun, was revealed to be hidden behind the city's Temple. However, similar to many locations of Shadow City, the Emperor's Palace is shown to be abandoned upon entry, presumably from sieges and warfare, leaving eons of artifacts in its wake.

The player's perspective is shown to be standing rather elevated to the floor of the throne room, looking upon the many treasures of the dynasty.

Ranks
This table shows the energy, experience, and coins for each rank of the Emperor's Palace. These will be different depending on a player’s rank and if they participated in the 2018 February event. After the event, the required energy, as well as rewards, rise.
 * Energy is different for different plays depending on what their personal level is in-game. (Ex. Level 9 may have lower energy cost throughout the event, and level 50, may have a higher energy cost throughout the event) Therefore this chart is not going to be the same for everyone during an event.

They become the normal requirements for for entering the location for both old and newer players.

Arrow

 * In the left branches of tree
 * On the side without curtain of cart (vertical)
 * On edge of big, blue-lit lantern
 * Vertical along right side of picture frame, right of screen
 * Horizontal along bottom sword on sword stand, front centre screen
 * Running down right hand side of steps
 * On the column with hieroglyphs to the right from the Emperor
 * Above the Emperor at the very top where two curtains meet behind the tassel

Bamboo

 * On Right side of picture frame where the red and gilt filigree is. Plant is metallic running vertical
 * Plant, in front of middle bureau
 * Top part of red curtain on cart, in gold (very difficult to see)
 * On green banner closest to Emperor on his right (faint)
 * Between two red columns, as a plant in flowerpot
 * In tree extending up from junction of left branch and trunk (2 curving stalks)

Bell

 * Hanging from base of fruit bowl (indistinct)
 * Hanging from the big lantern, top of the screen
 * Hanging up high, from curtain above Emperor's head
 * Down in right corner beside painting
 * Lower right suspended from picture frame stand
 * Hanging on the red curtain on cart, left side of screen
 * In corner to right of top of door frame-Just below the Middle Red Lantern (in the background)

Birdcage

 * On the drawer in the center
 * Hanging on tree, between middle and right red lanterns (Square)
 * Hanging between drapes above the throne
 * Right of screen, on frame painting
 * Left of screen, near cart
 * Bottom center, below the grip of the lower sword

Chameleon

 * On the left on the right side of the drum
 * Top middle curve of the blue lantern, chameleon is blue and curved in With the frame
 * On the right side of screen on fruit and flowers (green)
 * In the tree on left lower branch
 * Left side of picture, look on top left curve of red curtain on Chinese cart (red chameleon blends into the red curtain
 * Embossed On Bottom of Red Column right of Emperor (Gold)

Chopsticks

 * Cart frame, left side on the curtains
 * On the bottom of painting frame (to the right)
 * On the stairs (to the right)
 * Before the cart; on top of chest
 * Left of yellow lantern, in the tree branches
 * Right on the bottom edge of the red banner above the throne. (Really hard to see because they are the same yellow color as the edge, just a shade darker)

Comb

 * In the treasure chest (golden)
 * In front of big lantern below the front glass (golden ornated with leaves)
 * On top of Emperor's throne
 * On roof of pagoda, just above picture frame
 * On window frame of wagon, far left - Left side of Chinese Cart just below roof
 * On center of table underneath fruit basket
 * On blue light lantern, just above oval glass pane (hard to see)
 * In pile of coins on left side

Dog

 * Right red pillar, gold, amongst Chinese characters
 * On drum face (on left of screen) looks like a badge with dog face
 * Pekingese in picture to right of screen
 * Right side of dragons foot, dogs face in stone
 * Sitting at base of red column below branch

Dragonfly

 * On front glass pane of large lantern, top of screen
 * On the tree left lowest branch
 * At top left in picture on right hand side
 * Left side of screen,on curved roof of Chinese cart,(faded gray color and curves with roof)
 * At the base of the pile of gold
 * Top centre, back of Emperor's throne

Fan

 * Near the mouth of statue dragon (top right of screen) - just above the Eye
 * On top of pillar behind red pillar (flat, red, "paddle-shaped",horizontal, hard to see)
 * On the side of the eggs chest (near the cart) (flat, red, "paddle-shaped")
 * In the cart; right window
 * Bottom right of screen; under table on right
 * Front wheel of cart

Feather

 * Peacock feather along left outer edge of round blue window (gigantic lantern)
 * Peacock feather vertical on facing edge of yellow lantern
 * Green Peacock feather, second lowest limb on tree
 * Front of chest (the one in front of the cart, below the red curtain) along left gold curve
 * In front of framed picture on right, merged with fern frond in fruit & flower bowl
 * On green panel to the right of the emperor

Firecrackers

 * On top left side of rear red column to the right of Emperor
 * Hanging to the right side of large lantern at the top of the screen
 * Below middle red lantern, centre of screen, hanging from right side of door frame (gray)
 * Top right corner of picture frame

Flute

 * Along the middle edge of the big blue light lantern
 * Right front edge of Chinese cart
 * Bottom edge of the red banner above the Emperor's throne
 * Along the right edge of the picture frame
 * Along the left edge of the top yellow lantern front pannel
 * On top of the upper wooden bar of the sword stand

Fortune Cookie

 * On Emperor's right shoulder
 * On right lip of covered cart, between eggs in chest and cushion in cart
 * Left front edge of table with bowl of fruit & flowers
 * On top of lower sword on sword stand
 * In dragon's mouth
 * Amongst gold coins

Frog

 * On the fruit Basket
 * On the treasure chest (golden)
 * On top of coin heap, bottom of screen (golden)
 * Under big hexagonal lantern, top of screen (metallic)
 * At base of front red column
 * Top of golden coins (golden frog)
 * At base of sword rack bottom middle screen
 * Under top central lantern (green frog)
 * In front of red pillar
 * Sitting on Emperor's right knee

Girl

 * Mannequin sitting on the book in center of the floor
 * Doll sitting on treasure chest lid
 * Doll sitting on the cabinet in the center of screen
 * Right side of screen, in the painting
 * On the central furniture
 * In front of central furniture
 * On green banner to the right of the emperor

Gong

 * Center of screen, on pedestal of the stairway to throne
 * Bottom center of screen, in front of the gold pile

Heron
(Bird)
 * Hidden at foot of Lion Head on Right, tail overhangs picture


 * Left of head of Emperor, white wings
 * On top of the Chinese cart
 * Standing on book in lower middle screen
 * On left branch of tree just above 2 red paper lanterns
 * Bottom left, on the side of the chest below cart - tiny
 * On frame of painting (left side for us)
 * Before the right side of central furniture
 * In a green long decoration near emperor
 * On the tree, left of trunk (between branches)
 * Tiny white bird on left side of chest lower left of screen

Hat

 * Under crowned head at top right of screen
 * On top of large lantern right centre, on middle ‘curl’
 * On lower left tree branch
 * On top of chest to right of cart
 * On the table on the right, next to the fruit/flower basket
 * Bottom right corner, on the floor under the picture frameHat.png
 * Sitting on top of the right flag holder closest to seated Emperor (between curtains)-just below the fringe
 * On top of emperor's head
 * On sword stand in front of pile of gold

Horseshoe

 * Inside the left side of the side table with flower arrangement in the lower right corner of the screen
 * Inside the Chinese cart right next to the window on the wooden lattice
 * To the bottom right of the rightmost red pillar, underneath the left oval red Chinese lantern.
 * Around Emperor's neck
 * On the latticework to the right of the large yellow glowing lantern on the right
 * On the rightmost green banner holder (red color the same as the holder itself)

Hourglass

 * Hanging from the handle of the top sword. (lower middle of screen)
 * On top of chest lid, next to Chinese cart
 * Left of picture frame, above flower arrangement
 * Top right of front right red column
 * Sitting on top-right of picture frame
 * On right top of frame painting
 * Right top of red pillar
 * Foreground on ground, in front of golden coins

Inkwell

 * In the sword stand between swords
 * On floor below coin pile, bottom center of screen
 * Top left of branches of tree
 * On front of cart
 * In front of sword stand
 * On left arm of throne
 * Atop blue lantern just behind the mouth of the dragon

Kettle

 * On curved portion of tree trunk
 * On Bureau middle of the scene
 * On lid of trunk at base of throne steps (can be obscured)
 * Bottom right, under the small table
 * On Emperor's right knee
 * On top of the Emperor's Throne
 * On chest before emperor
 * Right of trunk tree, in branches
 * In branches of tree

Kite

 * Right side of screen between column and building, upper corner (blue with white trim arrowhead type)

Knot of Happiness

 * Hanging above Emperor's Throne (red diamond shape) blends in
 * Inside roof of Chinese cart
 * Top right of screen, on right side of dragon sculpture
 * Hanging from top left side of picture frame
 * Hanging off top left branch of tree, top centre screen
 * Hanging on right end of sword, centre screen
 * Side of right top dragon (red diamond shape)
 * In the cart

Ladybug

 * In left branches
 * On the cart

Letter

 * On right hand panel of the yellow lantern on the top of the screen
 * On top of red column on the right, at the top of the stairs
 * On the RIGHT SIDE of the lid of the chest with dragon eggs inside
 * On roof of carriage
 * Under the sword rack
 * On the front side of the pedestal on the right side of the stairs (gray and very hard to see)
 * Under the lion statue

Lotus

 * On front of chest bottom left
 * On left side of bowl of fruit
 * On Emperors head
 * Outlined in the middle on the second red pillar to right of emperor's throne/ as a calligraphy on the red pillar
 * On the lattice, under the tree branches
 * Above the painting on the right in the big dragon statue
 * Drawer pull on front of chest below lattice

Lute

 * Laying in-between the handles of the Chinese cart
 * Standing up in between the cart handles and gold
 * At base between the red columns (right of Emperor)
 * On the tree trunk, blending in with the midpoint of the tree trunk right side where 2 branches shoot off from trunk
 * Under turquoise dragon banner
 * In middle of dragon sculpture
 * Behind red pillar, near emperor
 * Right front of painting

Magnifying Glass

 * Inside covered Cart
 * On side of chest in front of covered cart, rectangular
 * On edge of Rickshaw handle (cart handle) closest to front centre screen
 * Front of table with fruit & flowers
 * On top of green banner holder closest to Emperor
 * On the nose (snout) of large stone dragon right of screen

Moon

 * On open door of central bureau
 * On green background top right of Emperor's throne
 * Front of left chest, left side in gold
 * On top half of curtain on cart at right, gold (very faint)
 * Green moon resting in left extended tree branch, level with base of yellow lantern
 * Crescent moon within framed picture on right

Pagoda
(Multistory Chinese Temple)
 * On desk to the lower right of screen
 * Left side of the cart handles, bottom of screen
 * On the book in the center of the floor
 * right side of seated Emperor, before his lower leg, same gold as robes

Panda

 * Sitting in the center of the room's floor
 * On highest tree branch
 * In the Chinese cart
 * Sitting on the desk in bottom right
 * Before the golden coins
 * Inside the central furniture

Perfume

 * Golden 'vase' in golden coins
 * Left side of cart; on top of drum
 * On steps, beside lion statue
 * Below the sword handle, in the bottom middle of screen
 * In between the kings feet
 * Left of the fruit basket, on table on the right
 * On the drum (left)

Persimmon

 * In the fruit basket
 * In upper left branch of tree
 * On cabinet, centre of scene
 * On top of the drum to left
 * At the Emperor's feet
 * As a slice above the top sword, in the lower middle screen
 * Left of screen, near left of cart

Phoenix
(Eagle Type)
 * On top of the cart
 * On the top of the center cabinet
 * In front of the statue
 * Bottom right of throne, at Emperor's feet
 * Before emperor
 * Ornament on left side of chest below the drum

Pipe

 * Vertical along Emperor's trident, left side of throne
 * Horizontal across top of sword rack
 * Vertical along left side of top yellow lantern
 * In the cart, in front of the chest with the eggs (Sherlock Holmes - type)
 * On chest beside cart (left, lower screen) red
 * Horizontal at the bottom of painting, inside border

Plate

 * On left bottom, front of chest
 * On the wall to the left of the monkey statue's head
 * Just above picture frame, far right-hand side
 * In front of sword rack on floor before the opened book
 * Background, near bottom of red pillar to right (round, difficult to see)
 * Decoration on front of the chest before cart - looks like a medallion
 * On the right of the trunk tree (almost same color as trunk)
 * Decoration on the throne behind the seated king's head, left side

Pomegranate

 * Inside Chest, directly below Emperor
 * On left side of flower arrangement on table in front of picture frame
 * Directly below large lantern, part of hexagonal booth
 * Drawn in the painting on the right
 * Upper right corner, to the right of the Dragon's mouth
 * Under central top lamp
 * In hand of top right dragon
 * Half grenada on right furniture (near basket at right)
 * In framed picture (front, right of screen) in trees
 * Above the right red column

Purse

 * hanging on lower sword hilt in sword rack, middle foreground
 * Middle right of picture, on drawer of dresser (over handle)
 * On right edge of awning/curtain of carriage
 * Hung just under top of small table, right of screen (red)
 * Right side top on big lantern,( looks like a big stuffed croissant stuck in the metal(difficult to see but it is just above and to the right of the umbrella)
 * Under foreground furniture (left)
 * Top of the green scroll that covers the red column (green) (right Emperor's throne)

Rosary

 * Between big lantern and upper part of right red column, hanging from branch of tree
 * Hanging from sword stand, front centre screen
 * On right side of large yellow lantern
 * On top left corner of round window on large blue lantern
 * Hanging from top, left side of cart
 * Hanging from trident (top part of Emperors weapon)
 * Hanging from top left branch of tree
 * Attached to the corner of the column of the blue lantern

Shell

 * Front of large yellow lantern in centre
 * On lock of treasure chest
 * On top of emperor's head
 * In the flower and fruits arrangement on the desk to the right (difficult to see in pale pink)
 * On center handle of desk to right below picture frame
 * Above the right red column in lattice work on left side of balcony

Ship

 * On top of treasure chest (to the right of the cart)
 * On the cabinet in center screen
 * On one of left tree branches
 * Bottom left, before the cart

Spinning Top

 * On top of the first green banner holder (The one beside the Throne)
 * On the nose (snout) of the large stone dragon on the right side of the screen.
 * Hidden on the top of a twig from the flower arrangement in front of the big lantern. Same green color as the twig.
 * On the top of the Emperor's scepter
 * On the handle of the top sword on the sword stand
 * On the top of the pile of gold coin. Same yellow gold color
 * On top of beam protruding from the left side of the thick red column with characters to the right of the emperor

Sun

 * On the front of cart, at top
 * On the central top of painting frame
 * Behind emperor
 * Near central top of screen
 * Front of drum, left down of screen
 * Lattice above right red column
 * Behind tree on the blue screen

Turtle

 * On floor left of Desk (gold)
 * On the front of the right top sculpted dragon
 * On pile of gold coins, centre screen
 * Above right hand column
 * In the tree
 * Gold turtle on chest, bottom left screen

Umbrella

 * Laid down to the side, in the left middle of floor (open)
 * Under the opening of the lantern on the ceiling (open)
 * On top of picture frame, right side of screen (open)
 * Horizontally on top of right red column (closed)
 * By the Emperors RIGHT knee next to his staff (closed) (Gold)
 * Left to the emperor (closed)
 * Parallel and touching left vertical side of the wagon (closed and red)
 * In front of the curtain on the left side of the cart (closed and red)

Vase

 * Left side of cart handles
 * Under open mouth of crowned head, top of screen
 * Right of Emperor's leg (blends in with the red columns)
 * On the roof of the large pagoda(?) on the right
 * Inside cabinet mid screen, door half open
 * Under central top lantern
 * Left of screen, near cart
 * Inside central furniture
 * Right to the right furniture, under the painting
 * Near emperor (a bit hidden by him)

Yin Yang

 * On padlock of chest with dragon eggs
 * Also on padlock of chest underneath a key
 * In lattice work above right red pillar
 * On the right hand side of stairs
 * Right side of central top lantern
 * Near the head (Mouth) of dragon on the right
 * Very rear of canopy roof on cart (left centre of screen) very dark
 * Top of right hand column, below timer and to the left just a bit

Ancient Keys
*Keys are available to find during the event only.

It should be noted that as before, keys are highly diverse in location, and do not need to be found to complete the location. The rank of the location determines the number of possible keys that can be found in one search. The number of keys to be found in the location is listed in the bar at the top that shows your rewards, in (Keys Found/All Keys) format. The game now displays a green check if you have found all of the keys.

Once you finish the event you will receive an imperial chest, for which you will need an additional 1000 keys to open it. So try not to miss a key because you will need them.These are confirmed locations of where Ancient keys can be found at the event location.

Overlapped Keys:
Some keys, unlike the other events, can be hidden under the foreground or findable objects.
 * Top left corner behind the top ornament. (The key is totally hidden and is not shown on the map bellow)
 * Top of the screen, above the red banner between the curtains hidden behind the top of the cage. (The key is visible but obscured.)
 * On the center iron work of the window on the right hidden behind the phoenix. (Only the end of the shaft is visible.)
 * Bottom of the front left leg of the table laden with gold coins. (completely hidden behind the hourglass or perfume bottle) Palace key3.png

Video Example:
Here is a 30 second video example of finding the keys inside the Palace. Confirmed Locations:
 * Left side of screen, on lower left corner of deep red curtain,below flowers


 * Above the statue's head


 * On the Emperor's chest
 * On the Emperor's scepter
 * In the emperor's orb
 * On the tapestry with the dragon symbol to right of throne
 * Above the throne in the top of the scene between the curtains
 * Also at top of screen ,above the throne between the curtains and behind the top of the birdcage
 * In the details of the square column at the bottom right of stairs
 * On the front right edge of the carpet
 * On the rightmost corner of the desk in the bottom right
 * In the bottom centre of the desk in the bottom right
 * On either corner of the carriage holding the gold
 * In tree, left side, blended in with the leaves, above middle red paper lantern
 * On handle of cabinet drawer
 * On screen behind middle cabinet and behind the ship. You can see a bit of key between the sails
 * On top left corner of cabinet
 * Inside treasure chest
 * In the gold coins in front of the chest
 * Next to the reddish candle on stairs
 * On the red column to right of the dragon tapestry mixed into the letters mid column
 * On top (above) of red column to right to the dragon tapestry
 * On the red column to right of the dragon tapestry near top of column
 * Under statue of the throne
 * In-between the fallen gems on the left side of carpet
 * In curtain cord on Chinese cart
 * On inside roof of Chinese cart
 * Corner of the box under the left cart handle
 * On drum barrel, far left foreground
 * On top right corner of picture frame, far right of screen
 * On the inner upper left corner of picture frame, right of screen
 * On front glass panel of large lantern, top centre of screen
 * To the right of the large lantern at the top centre of screenCapture2.JPG
 * Hanging under left red lantern, centre of screen
 * On the body of the dragon column in the top right
 * On the lower fold of the dark red curtain very far left
 * On the center of the dark red left curtain
 * On the screen under the red paper lanterns center of scene
 * In the oranges on the bouquet on desk in lower right
 * On edge of left side of emperor statue base, visible through the window in the back of the cart on the left
 * On left page of open book in the lower center
 * On the side of the roof of Chinese Palanquin (it's not a cart it is a litter), where comb usually appear.
 * Where the Gold edges of the curtains above the Emperor's head, inside the top of the bird cage.
 * Inside the open book on floor to right of gold carriage.

Tips and Triva

 * Some keys can be hidden behind objects, they are mentioned above.
 * The Heron will always appear on one of the drapes in Past and Reflections modes, as well as Cage on the top of the throne between the curtains and the Knot of Happiness on the left upper corner of the painting.
 * It is best NOT to waste time looking for a single key; if 7/8 keys are found, it would be more productive to complete the location and play it again rather than waste the time on a single key.
 * If you are looking to open the Imperial Chest, it's best to find all keys in the location but again, it's not efficient.
 * The Event has its own song on the map, while the location's music is shared with the Oriental Temple.

Related Pages

 * Hidden City Home


 * Guidelines for Creating Item Maps
 * Related Event:
 * Elemental Master


 * Related Case:
 * Legend of the Cradle


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