清代至民国时期,华南民族地区乡村土地的典当和买卖中,中保人普遍存在。中保人通过在土地典卖中介绍作保,领取报酬。中保人的来源多样化,与土地典卖双方联系密切,在介绍双方认识、评估土地价格、监督典卖进程以及担保交易实现等方面发挥了不可替代的作用。 During the period from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, pawn and sale of rural land in South China’s ethnic areas were widespread. The insurer pays compensation by introducing a cover in the land sale. The diversified sources of the insured people are closely linked with the land sale and purchase parties and play an irreplaceable role in introducing the two sides to understanding and assessing the land prices, supervising the sales process and ensuring the realization of secured transactions.