Moon Gate

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## Unlocking Requirements

### Coins

20,000

The ghostly Eastern temple is shrouded in stillness - even the water stream seems frozen, and only moonlight shimmers on the majestic gate that opens the passage to other worlds. What kind of guest could arrive in the City through this gate, having gone along the lunar path that hovers over the abyss of eternity?

- Location Description

The **Moon Gate** is a Chinese location in the City. It is directly connected to the Emperor's Palace, with a bridge connected to the gate itself. Its design features show some similarity to the other Chinese locations that are present in Shadow City.

From left to right, there is a small house and some stone architecture. These cover the view of the vast hills behind the cliff the Gate resides on, and can be seen on the rest of the scene. Items can be found sticking to these objects or laying on the ledge that the molds are on. The center of the screen is the main focal point with its bright yellow lighting, containing a riverway (possibly the water source to the Pagoda of Legends), the titular Moon Gate, and the Emperor's Palace beyond that, with items relatively easy to see. Lastly, the sky and bonsai tree on the right side should be checked, with darker hues, more items can tend to blend in these positions.

The investigation revolves around the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rat. This year the City's Chinese twin princesses, seen before in a feud during the Emperor's Palace case have forgiven each other. As part of doing so, this year they wanted to spend their new year with their parents, due to arrive from the Moon Gate. However, a monster interfered and prevented their journey. The player will team up with Mei and Yui and find a way to activate the Gate to guide their parents' spirits.

## Ranks

This table shows the energy, skeleton keys, experience, and coins for each rank of the **Moon Gate**.

## Hidden Items

*Some hidden item maps are courtesy of the German Wiki*

### Bolang Gu

1. Upper right side of right bell pagoda
2. Between two pagoda towers, in the fern leaves
3. Below phoenix
4. On dragon's hind foot
5. Right of dragon on rocks above waterfall
6. Bottom right on stone walkway

### Bracelet

1. Top left on right bell pagoda
2. Left center on bell pagoda
3. On right side of base of bell pagodas
4. Below right wing of phoenix
5. Around dragon's leg
6. On chain fence with red ribbons

### Broom

1. Top left, on roof
2. Leaning against right inside of Moon Gate
3. Bottom center on second stone step
4. On roof of far building
5. Held by dragon
6. Leaning against the tree

### Buddha

1. Top of right bell pagoda (bronze)
2. On roof of rear palace (bronze)
3. Under bridge (bronze)
4. Bottom center in front of fern (bronze)

### Chest

1. Lower left, on the ground between bell pagodas
2. On left distant mountaintop
3. Left side of Moon Gate on the ground
4. In doorway of rear palace
5. Right of Moon Gate
6. Under dragon
7. Bottom center on left side of stone steps
8. Right of dragon statue above waterfalls
9. Bottom right corner

### Chinese Cap

1. On right bell pagoda incense burner
2. Between two pagoda incense burners
3. Hanging on fence post by wooden bucket

### Comb

1. On top of moon gate
2. On dragon's head
3. On the horizontal branch of the tree
4. Close to the bottom of the right bell pagoda
5. On right wing of phoenix
6. Bottom right on stone steps
7. In red bush on right side

### Conical Hat

1. On the right lantern of the Moon Gate
2. Dragon statue's head
3. On the tree trunk

### Firecrackers

1. Upper shelf, front shrine
2. Hanging from the left edge of the roof of the gate
3. On tail of phoenix
4. On roof of far building
5. In dragon's claw
6. Lying on stone step
7. In the tree
8. Hanging from palace top roof lower edge
9. On right red bush

### Fish

1. On left side of right bell pagoda
2. Left side of Moon Gate opening
3. Left eave of rear palace
4. Below entrance to rear palace
5. Relief on panel on right side of Palace (red and green)
6. Right of dragon on rocks above waterfall
7. Right side of steps under chain

### Flag

1. Left center, leaning against bell pagoda (red)
2. On top of Moon Gate (purple)
3. Leaning on right side of Moon Gate (red)
4. Above bridge at side of Palace (white)
5. On left side of Palace roof (red)
6. On right side of Palace (red)
7. Behind bend in the tree trunk (red)

### Flying Squirrel

1. On left incense burner
2. On top of right incense burner
3. On right incense burner
4. Top center in the sky
5. On left tree branches
6. Flying at right side of rear palace
7. On right side of stone steps

### Fortune Cookie

**Notice: As of the Happiness Catcher event of January 2024, this item is no longer in this location. If anyone notices it, please let us know. Otherwise, this item will be removed from this page in March 2024.**

1. On left bell pagoda
2. Middle of right bell pagoda
3. On tail of phoenix
4. On dragon's neck
5. On bend of tree trunk
6. On the hanging bucket at right of stone steps

### God of Wealth

1. Left center, on the wall (caricature)
2. On left eave of Moon Gate (caricature)

### Gong

1. At top left distant mountain
2. At base of right incense burner
3. Right of phoenix head
4. Above door to rear Palace
5. Hanging in the tree trunk
6. In front of far right building

### Hand Fan

1. Upper left, on roof (round)
2. Leaning on bell pagoda (partially folded)
3. Left wing of phoenix
4. Top left side of rear palace
5. On front of rear palace
6. On underside of bridge
7. Held by dragon
8. Leaning against tree (round)

### Handbag

1. On left side of right bell pagoda (red/gold)
2. On side of bridge
3. Bottom center on base of bell pagodas
4. On lower stone steps under tip of dragon's tail (black)
5. Right of dragon, hanging from chain post
6. On ground below tree roots (blends in)

### Horseshoe

1. On top of Moon Gate
2. On the bridge
3. On wing of phoenix
4. Bottom left on bell pagoda base
5. On center side of rear palace
6. On lower stone steps
7. On chain along lower steps

### Hourglass

1. Design on lower section of right bell pagoda
2. Right handle of right bell pagoda incense burner
3. At right pillar of moon gate
4. Held by dragon
5. Bottom center at left side of stone steps
6. Right center in red bush

### Incense Holder

1. On a shelf on the wall between the bell pagodas
2. Hanging from top right tip of bell pagoda
3. Left side of Moon Gate opening
4. Inside center of right bell pagoda
5. On left side of bottom stone steps
6. Inside hanging wooden bucket

### Kettle

1. Near top of right bell tower pagoda
2. Right of base by right bell tower pagoda
3. In ferns by phoenix statue's beak
4. By dragon's mouth
5. In tree
6. In the bucket

### Kite

1. Left of top of right bell pagoda
2. Right of top of right bell pagoda
3. Left of moon (bird shape)
4. In left side of tree
5. Left of phoenix
6. Left of tree base above waterfall ravine

### Knot of Happiness

1. Left center below candles
2. On top of right bell pagoda
3. Top of left Moon Gate column
4. Right side of right bell pagoda
5. Upper left of Palace entrance
6. Hanging from lower left side of tree
7. Hanging from chain on right side of stone step

### Lotus

1. On left bell pagoda (pink)
2. Carved on lower mountainside at left of Moon Gate opening
3. On head of phoenix (golden)
4. In water at left of dragon (pink)
5. Bottom center on stone step (pink)
6. On the moon
7. Above doorway of Palace
8. On far back building

### Lute

1. Upper left, on roof (round ruan)
2. Lower left against right bell pagoda (pear-shape pipa)
3. Beside right column of Moon Gate (red pear-shape pipa)
4. On Palace stairs (round ruan)
5. Held by dragon (red pear-shape pipa)
6. Leaning against tree (round ruan)

### Mahjong Tiles

1. Across front of building above candles (row)
2. Lower left corner
3. Right of phoenix wing (row)
4. Along upper right wall of Palace under roof (row)
5. On the ground above the hanging bucket
6. Bottom right on stone walkway

### Mask

1. Top left, on mountain peak
2. Middle of right bell tower pagoda
3. Above Palace door
4. Carved in base of tree trunk
5. Lower left on side of wall
6. Bottom left, leaning against bell pagoda base
7. Left of dragon on step
8. On stone above wooden bucket

### Monkey

1. On upper left roof
2. Left of Moon Gate on mountaintop
3. On right eave of Moon Gate roof
4. In entrance of rear Palace
5. Swinging from tree
6. On side of right bell pagoda
7. Left of dragon

### Mushrooms

1. In ferns between bell pagodas (light brown caps)
2. On the ground left of moon gate (grey)
3. On right corner of bell pagoda base (off-white)
4. Between phoenix and dragon (light brown)
5. Under the bridge (brown)
6. Right side of stone steps (light brown caps)
7. Below the tree base (glowing green)

### Necklace

1. Around belly of right bell pagoda
2. Center of bridge
3. Below phoenix (green)
4. Around dragon's neck
5. Hanging from left side of tree (green)
6. Hanging on bucket at right of stone steps

### Panda

1. Lower left, under ferns
2. Like a medallion on upper center of right bell pagoda (black/bronze)
3. Left of phoenix
4. On bridge
5. Sitting beside dragon
6. Upper right, in tree
7. Sitting at base of tree

### Peach

1. At top of right bell pagoda
2. On wall behind the bell pagodas
3. On handle of right bell pagoda
4. Bottom center, in the fern
5. On dragon's tail
6. On wall of Palace, right of entrance
7. In right reddish bush

### Pear

1. Upper tier of right bell pagoda
2. Lower left, on base between bell pagodas (half)
3. On right handle of right bell pagoda (half)
4. At dragon's tail
5. On side of retaining wall above waterfall
6. Right center, on red bush

### Piggy

1. On wall above candles
2. Lower left corner (porcelain)
3. On top of Moon Gate
4. On path left of Moon Gate
5. Lower center on stone steps
6. On roof of far right building
7. Hiding in tree branches

### Pinecone

1. At top left side of right bell pagoda
2. On left end of phoenix's tail
3. Lower right on stone stair
4. Right of moon on Palace roof
5. On lower left tree branch
6. Left of tree base beside Palace wall

### Pipe

1. Upper left on rooftop
2. On wall under left handle of right bell pagoda (green image with white smoke)
3. Lying at base of right bell pagoda
4. Leaning on right side of right bell pagoda
5. On left side of Moon Gate
6. On upper left side of bridge walkway
7. Lower right on stone steps (red)
8. Right of dragon, in the water above the waterfalls
9. In hanging bucket
10. Resting on curved trunk of tree

### Pitcher

1. Against left bell pagoda
2. At right side of Moon Gate entrance
3. Against phoenix statue
4. In front of dragon (white)
5. Left of hanging bucket, upside down on the ground

### Powder Box

1. Left center around a candle
2. On upper tier of right bell tower pagoda
3. Under wing of phoenix
4. Held in beak of phoenix
5. Under dragon with red powder puff
6. In right center red bush

### Red Envelope

1. Left center, on shelf
2. Leaning on base of right bell tower pagoda
3. Left from head of phoenix
4. Between phoenix and dragon
5. At left tip of tree branches
6. Right of hanging bucket in red bush

### Ribbon Bow

1. Left center with candles (yellow)
2. Top left, on tall incense burner
3. On top of Moon Gate
4. On head of phoenix
5. On top of back palace
6. In tree
7. On hanging bucket at right of stone steps

### Rooster

1. On shelf of left wall
2. Carved in rock left of Moon Gate opening
3. Atop the Moon Gate
4. Right of Moon Gate pillars
5. Lower center on stone steps
6. On roof of rear palace
7. Left of hanging bucket

### Scroll

1. At top of right bell tower pagoda
2. Inside middle of right bell tower pagoda
3. Above Moon Gate opening
4. On bottom stone steps
5. Dragon statue's mouth
6. On top of rear palace
7. Upper right in tree branches

### Shoe

1. At top of right bell tower pagoda
2. Lower left on base of bell tower pagodas
3. Above left phoenix wing (white)
4. Left of dragon
5. Right of dragon by outer temple wall
6. Leaning against right side of tree (white)
7. Below hanging wooden bucket

### Sparklers

1. Left center on bell pagoda
2. Top of right bell pagoda
3. On upper right of Moon Gate
4. At dragon's belly
5. On the ground below the tree
6. On the tree trunk

### Swing

1. Atop mountain beside Moon Gate
2. In the grass left of phoenix (seat and rope)
3. Hanging in Moon Gate entrance
4. On the bridge
5. Hanging from tree
6. Lower right, beside stone steps (seat and rope)

### Tangerine

1. Left center, above the candles
2. Lower left base between the bell pagodas
3. A design on center of right bell pagoda
4. Left wing of phoenix
5. Like a Chinese lantern hanging on right side of Moon Gate
6. On dragon's tail
7. On fence post above hanging bucket
8. Left side of tree branches

### Terracotta Warrior

1. Left edge, with candles
2. Bottom left in front of base
3. In opening of Moon Gate
4. At left pillar of rear palace
5. In waterfall
6. Beside far right building
7. At base of tree

### Turtle

1. Left center as a candle holder
2. Center on right bell pagoda
3. On back of phoenix
4. Left of dragon, among the stones
5. On rear palace stairs
6. On rocks above waterfall
7. On right side of stone steps

### Umbrella

1. Between the two bell pagodas (closed)
2. Left of phoenix
3. On top of Moon Gate (closed)
4. On top of Palace
5. Behind dragon's head
6. Outside of Palace wall (dark gray, closed)
7. Base of tree (closed)

### Wind Chime

1. Upper left corner
2. Right side of right bell pagoda
3. On left side of Moon Gate
4. In the beak of the phoenix
5. Hanging above entrance to Emperor's Palace
6. Hanging in left side of tree branches
7. Hanging from chain along lower right steps

### Wreath

1. Around upper part of right bell pagoda
2. On lower left extended roof tip of rear palace
3. On the bridge
4. Bottom center in the fern
5. Around dragon's neck
6. Round the tree trunk

### Yin Yang

1. On the wall between the bell pagodas
2. On top of Moon Gate
3. On the moon
4. On front of rear palace
5. On tree trunk
6. On step between phoenix and dragon

## Ranks Gallery

Rank IRank IIRank IIIRank IVRank VRank VIRank VII

## Silhouette Gallery

*This gallery is for difficult silhouettes only.*

Fortune Cookie #2Piggy #1 Moon Gate

## Trivia

* 2020 is the Year of the Rat.
* A *Bolang Gu*, or *Chinese pellet drum*, is a musical instrument that produces a high pitched rattling sound.

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