The Republic Of China Jiangsu, Zhejiang And Marriage Customs Of Study (1912-1949)

Marriage is the foundation of the family, and it is a life event. Along with the conclusion of the marriage, it has formed a series of related customs, the so-called is Marriage Customs. Marriage Customs are much richer in content, including the institution of marriage, marriage ideas, marriage forms, choose methods and standards, the age of marriage, wedding ceremonies, and so on.The period of Republic of China is a transition period from the traditional to a modern society. The dramatic changes are the main feature of this period. Social customs had undergone tremendous changes, and Marriage Customs are one of the important aspects. The areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai as economic and cultural more developed regions, the situation Wedding Customs during this period also showed an old and new coexist, and the overall integration of Chinese and Western features. On the one hand, in the rural areas, the old traditional Chinese Wedding Customs are in continuity and change, the other in city from Western New Marriage Customs are in rise and popular. This reflects the existence of Wedding Customs uneven nature, complexity, as well as the characteristics of the total.The reason for causing Wedding Customs change is a result of numerous factors. Specifically include: the Government's implementation of relevant policies and regulations; the socio-economic and cultural continuous progress; the rights and status of women generally upgrade; the concept of western civilization gradually infiltration; the upper progressive people's advocacy and demonstration. Of course, such changes of Wedding Customs are a very slow pace, and because of folk phenomena such as Wedding Customs have their own continuity, some old Wedding Customs will make it difficult to be radical change, even in the civilized today it still retained some of the wind. However, we must not deny that the Marriage Customs changes in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai of Republic of China period have great historical significance, it played a transitional role link between the past and future, and it also played a model role in other regions of the same period of the Marriage Customs changes, this point should not be ignored. The Marriage Customs change is not thoroughly explained that changing existing habits and customs is a long-term and arduous task, we need to make unremitting efforts.