Temple of Xian - Temple Entrance
In the last section, you swam through a flooded tunnel to arrive at the TEMPLE ENTRANCE. There are two buildings here: a larger one with wide steps straight ahead and a smaller one on the right. You don't have the key for the second building yet.
Pick up some shotgun shells (3) on the rocks on the left side of the pool.
Then ready weapons. As you approach the temple doors, 2 tigers (3-4) emerge. The first charges out from behind the left side of the stairs as you approach.
If you like, you can get its attention, then backflip into the water, where it can't reach you.
Then wade in toward the shore just far enough so you can stand and shoot.
Repeat for the second tiger, which appears at the top of the steps on the right when Lara reaches the third step.
Get a pistol lock and backflip away firing.
Go around the left side of the building. Stand in the corner facing the red wall and run onto the springboard, holding Action...
...to bounce up onto the roof.
Cross the roof and throw the switch...
...to open the trapdoor back in the waterfall area.
Kill an eagle (5) that flies in from the far side of the cavern.
NOTE: I'm not sure if this bird is modeled on any real-life species. It looks like it could be a Steppe eagle.
Then drop down, swim back through either underwater opening to the pool below the falls...
...and climb out on the ledge with the ladder and keyhole.
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