Shang Simla

Shang Simla is a pre-made destination sub-world that was added to The Sims 3 in The Sims 3: World Adventures, along with Champs Les Sims and Al Simhara.

Description
Shang Simla is a peaceful community that is set near a mountainous area of China near the Great Wall. It was founded by a group of monks with an ethos of discipline and Martial Arts. It is full of colorful flora, such as Chinese elms and cherry trees, growing on deep green hills. The town is named after Shang Ri-La and it is based on a mountainous town in Shaanxi or Shanxi, most likely Xi'an, but features the Forbidden City in the middle, which is based on the real Forbidden City in Beijing. This sub-hood features activities and items that compliment Chinese culture and architecture. Shang Simla is the hub for training in the Martial Arts skill introduced in World Adventures. Sims can also explore landmark tombs and hidden tombs throughout this world, there are numerous adventures to be had. There are numerous pre-made families in Shang Simla, although they all unfortunately lack description texts. Description text on some objects introduced in World Adventures expand on the lore of Shang Simla, depicting characters such as painter Han Shin.

A trip to Shang Simla costs §1300 for a single Sim and §1000 for each additional Sim, making it the cheapest vacation destination the player's Sims can travel to.

Features

 * Sims will bow to each other when greeting, instead of shaking hands.
 * Sims who live here all have the inheritable Asian Culture hidden trait. This makes Sims eat with chopsticks.
 * Players' Sims can compete in a Shang Simla exclusive Martial Arts competition, calling opponents similar to the ranked chess competition.
 * Lots here make liberal use of the new pagoda roof style.

Exclusive Items

 * National dishes include Stir Fry and Egg Rolls, new recipes for the Cooking skill.
 * Fireworks. Going to Map Mode after setting one off will enable the player to see the display.
 * Bake Fortune Cookies with Fortune Factory Fortune Cookie Maker (§1,900) and read the fortune inside as a Sim eats it. Get moodlets if the fortune is good or bad.
 * Martial Arts like the Sheng Hai Training Dummy and the Board Breaker.
 * Tomb survival items like the Shower-in-a-Can and dried food.
 * Cheap cameras for developing the Photography skill.
 * Books that are exclusive to Shang Simla, including Martial Arts skill books.

Residential lots

 * The Jade House (Hong family)
 * The Orchid House (Shang Simla) (Hua family)
 * The Pomegranate House (Kim family)
 * The Green Fern House (Louie family)
 * The Laurel House (Lu family)
 * The Hydrangea House (MinShen household)
 * The Bamboo House (Pei family)
 * The Rose House (Su family)
 * The Lilac House (Wang family)
 * The Narcissus House (XioZhi household)
 * The Peach Blossom House (Yao family)
 * The Citron House (Yat Sen family)
 * The Maple Tree House (Yuan family)

Community lots

 * Abandoned Barn
 * Camps Peony, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Lotus
 * Emperor's Plaza
 * Han's Orchard


 * Hot Springs
 * Phoenix Academy
 * Scholar’s Garden
 * Shang Simla Base Camp

Tombs


Shang Simla contains a variety of tomb lots as well as tomb puzzles on non-tomb lots. This is only a listing of tomb lots, not puzzles or non-tomb lot tombs.

Visible

 * The Dragon's Maw
 * Dragon Springs
 * Halls of the Lost Army
 * Resolute Fist Retreat
 * The Temple of Heaven
 * The Terracotta Army

Hidden

 * Crane Master Martial Arts Park
 * East, North, South, and West Towers
 * Han's Barn
 * Market Caverns
 * Dong Huo's Treasure Trove
 * Hot Springs Cave

Families
All Sims among these families have the hidden Asian Culture trait. NPCs generated in Shang Simla do not have this trait, instead they have the hidden trait connected to their job (e.g. Pizza Appreciator for Pizza Delivery), and other Sims such as Explorers have no hidden traits at all.


 * Hong family
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Chen Hong, Shing Hong


 * Hua family
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Zhang Hua, Lin Hua, Bebe Hua


 * Kim family 20 Dragon Watch
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Ho Sung Kim, Hui Young Kim, Sun Young Kim


 * Louie family 60 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Bao Louie


 * Lu family 81 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Jiang Lu, Jiannan Lu, Liu Lu, Wang Lu


 * MinShen household
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Biyu Shen, Adaeze Min


 * Pei family 87 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Ai Pei, Gao Pei, Liu Pei, Wei Pei


 * Su family 40 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Shen Su, Zhan Su


 * Wang family 73 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Deng Wang, Maya Wang


 * XioZhi household 70 South Shang Simla Hills
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Wu Xio, Sima Zhi, Lu Zhi


 * Yao family
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Lee Yao


 * Yat Sen family
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Abi Yat Sen, Liang Yat Sen


 * Yuan family
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Li Yuan, Xi Yuan, Lu Yuan, Ziyi Yuan

NPCs

 * Dong Huo (Mummy)

Deceased Sims

 * Chen Zuoyi (Drowning)
 * Jing Hua (Starvation)
 * Liu Shih (Old Age)
 * Sun Wen (Fire)

Trivia

 * The icon for China is a Torii gate, which is actually Japanese not Chinese.
 * One of the pre-made families, the Kim family, has a Korean surname.
 * In The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff, there is a fountain called the "Spitting Flower Fountain" which is said to be inspired by the countryside of Shang Simla.
 * In The Sims 4: Movie Hangout Stuff, there is an item called "Lilacs & Lanterns" mentioning Shang Simla, 73 South Shang Simla Hills and Maya Wang. According to the description, Maya Wang was part of Season 4, Episode 1 of Plumbob Pickers. It's unknown whether she played herself, or was portrayed by someone else.

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