Silk (Civ6)

Silk
Luxury resource
Introduced in Civilization VI
Resource value	+1
Primary Improvement
Improvement	Plantation
Available with	Irrigation
Plantation value	+1 Gold +0.5 Housing +1 Food (Req. Scientific Theory) +1 Gold (Req. Globalization)
Found on
Terrain	Woods

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Silk is a luxury resource in Civilization VI. It is found in Woods.

• +1 Culture
• +4 Amenities (+1 Amenity to up to 4 cities)

Strategy

Silk is one of a handful of resources that provides Culture when worked. It also provides Gold and Food with a Plantation and the proper technological research.

Civilopedia entry

A natural protein fiber, silk is produced by insect larvae to create cocoons. The best quality of silk comes from the cocoons of the mulberry silkworm, as the Chinese discovered around 3630 BC (archeologists uncovered the body of a child of that period in silk wrappings). Legend presents the Empress Leizu as developing silk weaving, which spread throughout the Far East during her reign. Soon enough it was carried along the Silk Road, becoming China’s notable export to the West.