Tai Bo

**Tai Bo** is a town located at Mai Gao Province, at the southeastern edge of Siangwaan. It is to the northwest of Pung Hwong Shan, a mountain of five peaks, and around it are twelve other towns including Ao Ngam.

## History

During the Siangwaanian Revolution, an Umbirabian man helped the locals fight against the Thralondian authorities. To honour those who were killed in the revolt, he left several blue and white crystals that made the locals immortal.

In 1812, Sharada carved several caves on Mount Pung Hwong Shan as her home and her forge. After leaving several crystal statues of animals as gifts for Lurisha's Birthday, a young girl, Lai Yundak, encounters her and brings her to her home, where she and her sister are taught to build Celestial machinery.

In 1902, the people of Tai Bo repelled an invasion launched by an army of ghosts. The President of Siangwaan rewarded every single adult in Tai Bo with the Nine Bestowments, resulting in hundreds of red wooden gates at the entrances and major districts of the town.

## Attractions

* Yao Zoi Laboratory - northwest
	+ This laboratory was a five-minute drive to the northwest of the town. There, scientists build and test various designs for Celestial technology.
* Post Office - northwest
* Tai Bo School and Academy - north
* Lai Forge - north
* Zai Meng's Stork-Perch - north
	+ A cage-shaped restaurant located along the northern cliffs overlooking the ponds and lowlands. It serves traditional Siangwaanian rice dishes.
* Geometric Park - east
* Town Library - centre
* Town Wight Temple - centre
* Temple of the Eight Immortals - centre
	+ Whenever a child born in Tai Bo reaches their thirteenth birthday, he or she is brought to the temple to drink an elixir that transforms them into an immortal.
* Noodle Restaurant - south
* Pung Hwong Shan - southeast
* Temple of the Five Hues - a temple to the mountain's spirit, the Phoenix Duke. His name was Zang Seng, a bearded mountain wight clad in red robes.
* Memorial Gate - south
	+ A large red gate built overlooking the jungles. It is a memorial and a temple to all the men and women who were killed in battle, fighting against the undead.
	+ This was when the President decided to reward every adult in Tai Bo with the Nine Rewards. The people of Tai Bo also requested for one more gate to mourn for those who lost their lives defending Siangwaan.
* Magic Lantern Ranch - east
	+ A small ranch owned by Sharada for the horse who was given to her by the President of Siangwaan.
	+ There are also nine gazebos where anyone in Tai Bo can conduct experiments or test their machinery. Youngsters also sit there to drink tea, relax, and talk to Sharada's horse.
	+ Later, it became the haven of a herd of white horses. Sharada's horse had his own herd, and some of his foals were given away as pets in other provinces.

## Trivia

* Tai Bo is named after a Daizhouvian poet who was popular among the founders.
* The immortal residents of this town have white hair and blue eyes. Many of them have left the town for better careers, and some of them have married other people. As their children did not inherit their immortality or their strange colours, their parents brought them to the Temple of the Eight Immortals to become immortal like them, but only when the children wanted to do it.
* Pung Hwong Shan (鳳凰山, Fung6wong4 Saan1) means "Phoenix Mountain".