The Chawan Sign Paper (武林書の紙 Takebayashi-sho No Kami) is a slip of paper found within the Wulinshu kept locked within a case at the library at the Man Mo Temple in the game Shenmue II.
How to Obtain[]
Given[]
Once Ryo succeeds at Catching Leaves at Man Mo Temple, Xiuying Hong grants Ryo Hazuki access to the Wulinshu book written by Yuanda Zhu. Upon examining the book, a slip of paper shown a diagram of the Chawan Sign falls to the ground.
Use[]
At first Ryo can use the Chawan Sign Paper to ask around and see if anyone knows what the sign represents. Ren Cheng of Collect Antiques informs Ryo it is a Chawan Sign and to ask Guixiang Lee for more information.
Visiting Guixiang at the Yan Tin Apartments at the South Carmain Quarter, she will explain that the Chawan Sign is a secret means of communicating between members of the same martial arts school using tea cups.
The symbols on the paper represent:
- 天 - Heaven, standing for time.
- 龍 - Dragon, standing for actions.
- 地 - Earth, standing for place.
- 友 - Comrade, standing for person.
On the back on the paper, there is a sign of aligned circles, Guixiang shows Ryo show to make the Chawan Sign with tea cups and to try locate a restaurants or cafe which has the option available.
Trivia[]
- When Ryo first obtains the paper, it is listed in the inventory as "Mysterious Paper". Once Ryo learns the meaning of the paper, it is renamed to "Chawan Sign Paper".
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