Shen
the Divine Empire of Shen, Shen | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Harmony under Heaven | |
| Anthem: Harmony under Heaven | |
 Shen Empire 2019 | |
| Capital | Sharanfo |
| Official languages | Shen Mandarine |
| Recognised national languages | Mandarine, Monagonan, Rhandi |
| Ethnic groups | Shen |
| Demonym(s) | Shenian |
| Government | Unitary Imperial Buracracy |
• Empress | Wu Zhao |
| Li Kurasan | |
| Establishment | |
• Founded | 522 BC |
• Currenty dynasty | 1912 |
| Population | |
• 2019 est estimate | 193,000,000 ([[List of countries and dependencies by population|1]]) |
• 2015 census | 186,939,030 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 2.63 trillion |
• Per capita | 13,650 |
| Currency | Shen Yuan ([[ISO 4217|¥]]) |
| Date format | mm-dd-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +86 |
| Internet TLD | .ripa |
History
Prehistory Archaeological evidence suggests that humans first started inhabiting the Grand River Valley around 40,000 years ago. Evidence of hunter-gatherers foraging along the river banks is found throughout the entire River Valley, leading most modern archaeologists to conclude that there was continuous habitation of the region. The earliest known indications of agricultural settlements are found in the Grand River delta. Radiocarbon dating of primitive farming implements suggest that's the earliest agricultural settlements put down there roots roughly 6000 years ago although it took an additional 2,000 years for agriculture to make its way down the entire length of the river. By the year 2000 BC small agricultural settlements began to coalesce into the first city-states. Located mostly in the north of the country, they were the first real examples of civilization. these small city-states, would lay the foundation for everything the shen state would become. Written language. Complex bureaucracy. Designated primogeniture. All of these institutions began during this time. The city-states engaged in small contest of arms continuously through this period. due to the limited population and threats from Nomads entering into their spheres of control, large-scale military conflict was a rarity. Although several attempts were made to carve out proper Nations by conquering neighboring city-states very few of these Proto Nations survived long after the death of the ruler who had built them, with the cities under occupation quickly rebelling to gain their independence.
colonization and Conquest.
In 1190 bc first Contact was made with a group that would completely altered the history of the Grand River Valley. The so called Xiang empire they first appeared in the first monts of 1190. Armed with long Wooden Boats, far larger and more powerful than anything the city-state's could muster, and iron weapons they began a campain of probing raids. Attempts at repulsing them proved futile. These sea people were far more advanced in both tactics and weapons. Iron swords, and advanced formations allowed them to crush any army thrown against them. While the city bronze weapons, and useless siege warfare tactics, did not prepare them for the armies of Xiang. In 1278bce the raiding came to a dramatic end as a massive Armada of ships landed on the shores of the river. Over the next 10 years they would conqure most of the river vally, bringing the various political entities that lived there under a single flag for the first time in recorded history.
Large-scale colonization of the Delta Region quickly followed with, the upper-class was replaced with Xiang. As the indegenous inhabitants of the river married in with the invaders, and adopted there language and culture, the first Shen was born .
Starting out with the middle classes of bureaucrats and Priests and finally spreading down to the lower rungs of society's, first the language and then many of the cultures and traditions of the invaders began to be practiced by the natives. by 1050 BCE cultural diffusion had resulted in the overwhelming majority of people in the river valley being part of the new hybrid culture.
The Golden Age of colonization came to an end, as rapidly as it had begun. when a series of natural disasters struck the Colonial Homeland of the Xiang, their empire began to fracture. Legend say there homeland sunk into the ocean after angering the Gods. Tectonic activity dating from around that time suggests that earthquakes and volcanoes eruptions devastated their Homeland.
Losing the Nexus of their Empire, the unity of the sea people began to disintegrates. Their colonies began to declare independence or become overwhelmed by Foreign Invaders, and local rebellions. By 1030BC the Grand River Valley has gained its independence from what remained of the central government of the sea people. Shortly after that the border regions where overaken by raiders from the Sorce of the grand river, soon forming the kingdom of Yan
A council of nobles attempted to rule The Weeknd state from the safety of the East coast, but infighting between the former city states, and breakdown of global trade led to widespread chaos within the valley.
Piece by piece the United Nation began to lose influence over its distant cities. The word of the central government became a meaningless whisper, as local warlords took power.
The age of the sea people came to a violent end when in 970 BC, the grand meeting hall of Binking was burned to the ground. This marked the end of United rule and shortly afterwards the new shen people, fractured into a series of Warring States.
Warring States
With the collapse of the central government, Regional administrators and military officials quickly acted to consolidate power in their local regions. City-states quickly were consumed by larger entities known as the 6 kingdoms
The chaos of the early Warring States, was marked by nearly constant Warfare. The prosperity and wealth that had been known under the colonial era became a distant memory, as massive armies of men armed with the latest iron weapons marched off to war. It took nearly 20 years for the situation to stabilize. By 950 BC 6 major States had emerged from the violence and formed a stable political order.
Yan, the kingdom of the source- The farthest west of the Warring States as well as the oldest. While having the largest iron deposites known at that time, they're relatively small population and threats of outside Raiders crosing the great lake meant that they were almost always focused on defense. It was formed from the western cities that first broke away with the collapse of the central government, and some of the city states of the upper grand river vally, and blue lake. It maintains a culture most similar to the one that had existed before the colonization.
Fu, Kingdom of the northgate - controlling the city of Binking which had existed as the administrative capital of the Grand River during the colonial era. They also control the northern entrance to the Grand River. From this position they were able to control half the trade going in and out of the valley. They were in constant competition with the state of Ba
Ba, Kingdom of the south Gate- Centered around the city of SingSe, was another major trading cities located on the opposite entrance to the river vally. They control the souther entrance to the Grand River and we're in constant competition with Fu
Chu, Kingdom of the two rivers - located to the west of the fork controlling the souther Shore of the grand river, and the wulong river vally. The states controlled the most fertile land of any of the kingdoms making it ideal for growing large bounties of crops. There plentiful harvest made them a constat target of raiders and invasions, turing there people into the greatest warriors of the age.
Chin, Kingdom of the norther shore originally - originally extending to both sides of the shore all the way to the north coast of the wulong river, during the era of Anarchy following the collapse of the previous United colonial government, the Chin were pushed to the other side of the river by the Cavalry of the shu. The only thing that protected them was their Navy. for most of the warring state period, they were focused on regaining what was lost, and taking the agricultural heartland of the Shu
Song the kingdom of the Fork . Controlling heart of the Grand River in which splits into 2 as well as much of the Delta region around the fork. This gave them a controlling position, able to play the two gates off of each other and control the flow of goods Downstream from there. They wher based on the trading port of Sharanfo, witch grew into the wealthiest city in the region, by 600 AD. Between 950 BC and 521 BC the Grand River Valley was marked by what are known as "wars of balance" a series of conflicts between the Six States designed to preserve the delicate balance of power.
When the great horse Lord Lu Kang, of shu, marched his army East to take the Fork, the Song, qi, and their ancient enemy, the chin joined in an alliance to crush him, breaking the siege of Shanranfo
When the kingdom of yan, with the help of a barbarian Army invaded the kingdom of Shi and defeated their legendary Warriors, they stood poised to take the entire valley. the remaining five kingdoms joined together to March east as a United Force. They would occupy yan as a joint Army for three years before disagreements between the kingdoms cause them to go to war and yan was able to gain its freedom.
Twice during the tumultuous times of the Warring States. The six kingdoms came together as a United front.
The first time was in 761 bc when the river pirate Boa Boa the Mad assembled the largest pirate Armada that the Grand River had ever seen and had spent a year going up and down the coast raiding every settlement from the smallest fishing Village to the largest city. It took a United force of all six nations combining their navies together to finally win a decisive victory at the Battle of boa boa folly, in which the brilliant Song Admiral Ching Shih was able to bait out the Pirates forces by obscuring the majority of her Fleet before pouncing on them laying waste to the pirate Armada.
The second time was in 527 bc. During The great migration. the Monagon where a group of nomadic Horsemen living on the plains bordering the Grand River Valley and the north riverlands. Contact between the people living in the Grand River Valley and the Monagon had been recorded for centuries before the 5th Century BC but it had only ever amounted to small raiding parties making brief excursions, or limited Trading between people living on the border.
That all changed in 527. 2 years of drought had preceded The Great Migration. The grasslands became thin, the water and wild game that had allowed the mongan to survive become scarce. with their native hunting ground rapidly depleting, the various tribes began to migrate to the north. Slowly these War bands came together. Initial violent confrontations eventually fell by the wayside as an immediate sense of dread bounded the riders together. When the rider's finally approached the borders of chu, Horse lord Chico wrote is his journal " a great wave of Darkness appears on our border. A wave of horses. So thick that you could step on the backs of them and walk from the western border of our kingdom to the eastern border without your feet touching the ground"
Modern analysis of contemporary accounts suggest that the migration could have contained anywhere from 20000 to over 100,000 monagon. The Chu were the first to encounter The Horde. The greatest army of the six kingdoms was obliterated in just a single day of battle being wiped out by the vastly superior Monagon forces.
With the Chu Kingdom quickly falling it didn't take long for the other 5 to join a united front. While the kingdoms were gathering their armies, the mongom wasted no time continuing their advance. With 5 months, chu, chin, and yan had all succumb to The Horde. all Land east of the Fork was under their control.
This left just the Song, Ba, and Fu. The Three kingdoms United their armies and the King of Song, the Queen of Ba and the prince of Fu Marched of together. Realizing that they were deeply outmatched, the king of Song proposed a unique strategy that the other two agreed on. While The Horde gathered on the opposite side of the river waiting for an opportune moment to cross, the king ordered the construction of a series of large Levy's holding back far more water than usual.
When the horse Lords finally crossed the river and set foot on the delta to the south of Sharanfo, the king ordered the levees to be destroyed by his Engineers. The wall of water that swept through the delta smashed into the unprepared hord. Much of it was destroyed and what wasn't was scattered and quickly hunted down by the United Army. This crushing defeat and ended the threat of the Great Migration. While small bands of mongon would ravage the valley for several more years, never again would they be a large enough threat to risk conquering the valley.
With the collapse of the horde most within the valley felt that there would be a return to Orthodoxy. The status quo return like it had after other conflicts. The king of Song had no intention of allowing a return to normalcy. The land to the East of him stood decimate. It would be a simple matter to head East and consolidate his rule over a United civilization. The only two obstacles where the Queen of ba and the Prince of fu. It was at this point that the king received his first "heavenly vision". According to religious texts the gods descended from heaven and told the king that he was a child of Heaven, a God in his own right. And that it was his Destiny to unify the valley and all the shen people who lived in it. The gods have given him a Divine knowledge about the defenses of the two enemy Kingdom. With this Divine knowledge and the element of surprise, the kingdom of Song launched a devastating surprise attack against both of their enemies capitals simultaneously. With such intimate knowledge of their City's defenses, a select group of the finest soldiers, infiltrated the two capitals and not only opened the gates, allowing the army to march in, but burnt their navies at anchor and set fire to a huge portions of their cities. In one move the king had defeated the last two Nations. Qi now would it be Undisputed Master of the rivers. In a ceremony in which the royal families of the two defeated nations, were brought to the new United capital and executed, Su Han declared himself Heavenly king of all Kings. The men and women who had taken part in the attacks were awarded the privilege of defending the first emperor of the Su Dynasty, create the Imperial guard .
At the conclusion of the ceremony, su han declared himself to be a god. At that moment no one in all of the world seems to be able to question that statement.
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Government
Imperial Court
The entire state is focused around one institution and one institution alone. The Imperial Court. The Heavenly Throne within the celestial Palace the word of the emperor is the word of God. And all power flows out from that seat.
Ever since the reign of the first God emperor a series of elaborate rituals have determined what life is like behind the great red walls of the celestial Palace.
The emperor, once crowned may never leave the grounds of the palace. It is believed that allowing a living God to walk on unconsecrated ground awakens bad spirits who plague the nation with Misfortune. This is backed up by historical examples of god Emperors who left the celestial Palace to lead their armies only to lose on the field of battle. The emperor is never to be truly alone. Although they are allowed a small amounts of privacy members of the Imperial Guard are Within reaction distance at all moments of the day and night.
Due to their existence as living Gods no person may view the face of the emperor. Servants that work directly with the Emperor are usually blind. Originally this was done by manually blinding servants put in the modern era it has proven more beneficial to hire those that were born blind and are better adapted to serving without sight.
All the emperor's concubines are also blind, although it is rare for concubines to have been born that way with most being blinded
Whenever the emperor leaves their private Chambers and must interact with their ministers or other officials they wear a thin veil of gold silk over their face . This allows them to see outward and view the court with relative ease and also prevents anyone from seeing their faces. They may also choose to extend a large silk curtain down over there throne and sit unmasked while they hear the business of government. The only people who are allowed to look at the face of the Sovereign are their chosen spouse and their children When An emperor passes the title of Emperor does not officially passed from him to his successor until coronation has occurred. The dead body of the sovereign still holds all the rights and privlages of the ruler, until the coronation of the successor. Their body is not cremated, until after the coronation. All Emperors are required to inform the Imperial Department of National Security who they plan on choosing to succeed them as emperor. The choice is made from amongst their living children and can be either a man or woman and either born of their spouse or a concubine. After the emperor's death the chosen successor and all the other children of the emperor are located. Each child is assigned a group of Imperial Guardsmen that follows them at all times no matter where they're going. The death of the emperor is first told to guards, as well as who will be chosen to be the next Emperor. The Imperial guards then take the selected successor to the celestial Palace and kill the rest of their siblings. When it is confirmed that all other siblings are dead The Chosen successor is finally placed upon the throne in an elaborate and secretive ceremony known only to the high priests, and the Imperial Guard. The child of the emperor is ascended to godhood and replaces their parent as the god emperor.
the Structure of the Bureaucracy
Standing just below the emperor is what is called the Serene bureaucracy. It is composed of numerous Ministries, Imperial departments, departments, the national bank, and holy orders.
Its entire existence to serve the emperor's will. Although Emperors have found that it often has a mind of its own. It turns decree into policy, and policy into action. Without understanding the secret internal workings it's impossible to tell exactly where the orders are coming from.
There are four classifications of departments
Ministries - staffed by members of the Serene bureaucracy specially trained with the skills needed to handle that department, each Ministrie is tasked with different areas of governance. While on paper each Ministry is a strict meritocracy in which Talent is noted by subordinates, co-workers, and superiors leading to promotion in practice this can often be corrupted by ambitious bureaucrats with connections or charismatic personalities. Each Ministries broken down into many departments which are then further broken down into branches.
Inter-Department are subsections of departments that exist as a go-between between multiple departments to fulfill specific goals that would fall under multiple Department's and multiple Ministries jurisdiction. They are the newest additions to the existing imperial system being introduced in 1915.
The last two are unique cases. the Imperial Bank and the Union of masters
Imperial departments - similar to Ministries, but rather than being staffed by the Serene bureaucracy they are staffed by volunteers, recruited from outside the political system. Promotion in these organizations built not just on skill but on Loyalty to the emperor. This has had mixed results in the past with armies being defeated because they were staffed with Imperial loyalists as opposed to a talented officer Corps.
Ministry of the treasury - tasked with the enforcement of Taxation and managing the budget of all departments. The ministry of the treasury also issues National bonds to raise revenue as well as maintaining the nation's gold and silver Reserves
Ministry of Agriculture- the department in charge of maintaining the existing high agricultural yields. it also directly manages government owned Farmland. While this was once a sizable amount of all the Farmland in the Empire, over the years land grants and privatization has reduced government owned Farmland to a tiny percentage of total agricultural production. They are also responsible for the introduction of new agricultural technology specifically genetically modified crops and have gone to Great Lengths to study their effects in recent years before ultimately deciding to introduce them to the market.
Ministry of Commerce- the ministry in charge of regulating trade and commerce within the Empire and with other nations. They are tasked with enforcing tariffs and customs and enforcing the handful of regulations the central government applies to large business. They also are in charge of standardizing of certifications for professionals, with doctors and Tradesmen being required to register with the ministry to practice.
Imperial Department of War- responsible for the maintenance, training, Supply, and recruitment of her Holinesn’s Imperial Army, her Holiness’s Imperial navy. and her Holiness imperial Air core.
The three branches have always existed under a Joint Unified command structure. Forming a Joint Chiefs centuries before such a concept was thought up by other nations. But rather than having Joint Chiefs in order to better coordinate the military, it exists so that the first two branches and now three branches could check each other's power. Although the Army has always maintained prominence within the military, the Navy has always been tasked with the important role of keeping the waterways of the Nation free of Bandits and pirates, as well as protecting from foreign Invaders.
The Imperial Flying core was split off from the Army in 1951 as its needs became more specialized.
Students who do well on their civil service exams but choose not to enter the Serene bureaucracy are also offered a chance to join one of the two military academies. This trains the bulk of the nation's officer Corps and is also handled by the Department of War.
Ministry of Justice- in charge of maintaining the courts as well as certifying lawyers, the irony of its name is not lost on those who fall victim to its brand of Justice. More interested in gaining false confessions and making examples of low-level criminals the ministry of Justice is home to some of the most sadistic individuals within the Serene bureaucracy.
It also is tasked with maintaining the country's Prison System including a network of forced labor mines.
Ministry of Education- tasked with maintaining the public education system the Ministry of Education is usually the first Ministry that any citizen will have personal contact with during their life. Requiring 10 years of education for all citizens starting at the age of 6, the ministry ensures that by the time they graduate secondary education they have an understanding of science Math, fluency in the Imperial tongue and usually fluency in at least one other language. They also ensure the values of the state are pressed into the individual and they know their place within the order of the empire. At the age of 16 every student is required to take the civil service exam. This is one of the hardest tests in the world and test their knowledge on every subject that they where taught. Children who accelerate in this test are invited to join the Serene bureaucracy. From there on the student will spend an additional two years of general education and at the age of 18 will choose an area to specialize in which will inevitably place them in a certain Branch within the Serene bureaucracy.
Ministry for Energy- tasked with maintaining the nation's energy reserves, maintenance of the National Grid and the operation of the nation's hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants, the ministry of energy Works around the clock to make sure the rest of the nation can as well.
Ministry of HealthItalic text- well the nation has no National Healthcare System, the Department of Health is still active with its campaigns to improve hygiene in less-developed regions as well as quarantine the outbreak of infectious disease. They are also in charge of the medical schools of the nation and that's train the Nations medical staff.
Ministry of Culture- the best way to win a battle is to never have to fight it. And thus the ministry of culture seeks to create a passive and servantile population that will not rebel against Imperial rule. Controlling all aspects of cultural development they seek to form a national image in the mind of people from an early age. Starting with children's television and Lasting until the elderly are watching soap operas in the middle of the day the government has final say on all media and often intervenes to promote what they view as Orthodoxy in the values presented in television.
Foreign media is heavily restricted and required to go through a censorship board before being distributed throughout the country
Inter-Department of Welfare- handling the nation's limited welfare State, the Department is in charge of maintaining the poor relief programs that gives food to the poorest citizens as well as maintaining the national vaccine program that provides free vaccinations shots to all citizens.
Inter-Department of Statistics - tasked with keeping track of everything within the nation, it has taken over the role of many different departments, and allowed information to be easily accessible to whoever needs it. They also handle the census, witch is held once every 10 years. All departmental statics are recorded, rationalized, and secured the inter department of statisics.
Inter-Department of Urban Development- responsible for the development of urban infrastructure such as Metro's, bus lines, large-scale sewage treatment plants, and public housing. Under the auspices of the inter Department of Urban Development the capital region has slowly been evolving in Megapolis. With the Metro areas of its three main cities becoming more and more intertwined each year
Ministry of the Interior- tasked with protecting the nation's Wildlife and regulating the extraction of Natural Resources, the interior Ministry handles all government owned land, not operated by other departments. Rewarding mining contracts to foreign or domestic companies. Arranging population control methods for wild animals. And keeping chosen Parks beautiful and pristine.
Ministry of Labor- tasked with regulating labor, this organization make sure that the unemployment rate is as low as possible. Mostly through relocating unemployed people from one part of the country where there is a lack of jobs to another part where there is a surplus. They also run the workers disputes department which is the closest thing the nation has too official labor unions. They exist mostly to smooth out issues and prevent strikes
Forign Ministry- International Outreach and maintaining embassies is the function of the foreign Ministry. It is the only branch in which a member of the Serene bureaucracy who chooses to specialize in it will spend most of their life outside of their home country. While serving abroad they not only deal with the handling of diplomacy but also engage in cultural exchanges, bringing what many view was a strange and exotic culture to the citizens of other states. They also promote investment into the Empire to foreign businesses.
Ministry of Infrastructure - tasked with maintaining and improving the nation's vast Transportation Network. Responsible for the construction of the highways system. The rail network. And almost all roads within the nation. They also oversee are ports and harbors upgrading them to meet the needs of an increasingly globalized economy. They are also in charge of the imperial postal service.
Grand Imperial bank- one of the few institutions outside the total control of the Imperial government. The grand Imperial Bank is what is considered a semi Independence Department. Seeing as both an independent bank and is tasked with regulation of the currency, it controls the money supply. Being somewhat outside the Direct Control allows them to have more freedom with economic adjustment. Being able to set long-term growth patterns, free of the short-term goals of any specific Institution. They are also the main Reserve Bank Of The Nation holding trillions of Yuan worth of foreign Reserves
The Union of Masters- in charge of maintaining the temples of the Empires official state religion, the Imperial cult the union of masters get their name, from there position. Masters are the highest level of Monastic priesthood. one can obtain with the imperial cult, having to spend years studying scripture, and in deep reflection. they are tasked with enforcing morality and Orthodoxy in spiritual matters to the faithful. Those who wish to join this organization or more accurately are forced into it by their parents recruited at the age of 8 and study for 8 years. At the age of 16 they became a full monk, and may advance rise to the rank of master within the organization. You may become a monk later in life, but only someone who has devoted their entire life may obtain the rank of master. Membership in this organization is for life and trying to leave before then is a death sentence.
Foreign Relations
Military
Economy
he Imperial economy has been roaring for decades now is they have carved out a unique niche in the global economy.
Shen manufacturing has become heavily specialized in the areas of low cost high volume production. Consistently able to produce Goods quickly and cheaply on a mass scale. Although quality of their goods have never been as high as sums more advanced economies they're specialization in producing large amounts of goods incredibly cheaply have made them an essential part in numerous Supply change throughout the entire world. It said that not a single person goes through the day without encountering something made partially or wholly within the empire.
While this has been a massive boost to the nation's growing economy the low quality of shen goods have caused the label "made in shen" to become synonymous with low-quality goods.
In order to power their manufacturing sector the Empire relies heavily on its mineral deposits in the south of the country. Huge veins of coal iron bauxite Cobalt Jade and even smaller amounts of uranium and other rare earth metals run throughout the shop the country. Heavy extraction for manufacturing and exports how were the economy of the South. Although increasing Automation and industrialization of the mining process has resulted in mass unemployment in the southern part of the country reading too many to head north or move into major cities to seek jobs.
Besides some minor offshore reserves the nation lacks any large-scale petroleum deposits and must import increasing amounts of petroleum every year to meet the demand of its economy and its growing middle class. Efforts to diversify the nation's energy portfolio and seek alternatives to petroleum have met with limited success and it's believed that the nation is set to continue to become more reliant on foreign petroleum for the foreseeable future. The largest single source of petroleum is monogon
The rich rivers of the Grand River Valley and the blue River Valley have allowed the nation's agriculture to prosper for Millennia. A modern-day with the Advent of phosphate fertilizer and Industrial agricultural equipment has drastically increased food production to the point where starvation is basically nonexistent. A combination of incredible cheapness by overabundance and government welfare programs for getting it to those who really can't afford it have eliminated starvation in the country.
The middle of the country and the Blue River Valley produces a bounty of a nation's main Agricultural Product. Rice oh. Well closer to the north of the Country tropical fruits and sugar plantations add to the diet.
Rice and spoiled foodstuff is traditionally also used as the main ingredients in livestock feed. Shens Central Plains have traditionally been at home to herds of cows pigs and chicken which are the staple Meats of traditional diets . Closer to the South Yaks and goats are more common and thus they make up a much larger portion of the staple food in the southern region of the country. rice also forms the basis for the Nations alcohol industry there is the number one alcohol being rice wine although in increasing native brown liquor industry has grown in recent years.
With the rapid growth of the economy and wages in recent decades, a service sector has started to grow even faster than the industrial sector. Meeting the entertainment and Leisure needs of the new middle class theater change an international fast food restaurants are popping up throughout the more populated areas.
Being home to a culture that stretches back millennia, as well as natural beauty like Crystal Falls and the beautiful beaches of the North, shen has a thriving tourism industry mostly filled with cultural tourists interested in seeing the temples and palaces that still stand and are still in use after millennia. A growing Leisure tourism industry along the shoreline has also sparked growth in Resorts and other tourist amenities in the north of the country although they make up a small amount of the GDP