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The Human Geography of Aibao Town
The old people's home for Ai Pai was built by the predecessors of Ai Pai to worship the founder of Ai Pai. It is a court for ancestor worship, and its function is equivalent to the "Mazu Tempel" in Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places. According to records, it was built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the first month of the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty.

According to legend, a long time ago, there were not many people living in this place, and I didn't know what it was called. Only one family lived at the intersection leading to the river. There are only two people in this family, father and daughter. The daughter's name is "love". This place is the best place for land and water transportation in southeast Yunnan in ancient times. Therefore, many businessmen use caravans to transport their goods here, by water to Guangdong and Guangxi, or by ship from Guangdong and Guangxi, and then by horses (including officials from Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, which are all transit stations here) to Funing, Guangnan and Hua Kai (now Wenshan). People who come here to turn the road will stop at the "love" house to shelter from the rain or spend the night on rainy days or late at night. "Love" father and daughter are also happy to receive and help guests, so they were highly praised by businessmen in the past. According to our Zhuang custom, the father of "love" is regarded as "fraternity" by outsiders. When people come back to talk, they all regard "fraternity" as a synonym for place names. After a long time, "fraternity" will naturally become the place name here. Because Aibo is an important place for land and water transshipment, many businessmen set up transit stations here for the convenience of doing business. People who are good at seizing business opportunities, some also look for opportunities, some open stores, and some open stores. Some run grocery stores, some restaurants, and some run horse shops (hotels) to serve former businessmen and caravans. Later, more and more people came here to do business, and Aibo became a famous rural commodity distribution center. In order to express our respect for "fraternity" and let future generations remember the founder of this fraternity forever, the ancestors specially built the "Old People's Court", in which stood the memorial tablet of "fraternity", and the ancestors came to pay homage first. This ritual activity has been handed down from generation to generation.