Research On The Miao Marriage Ethics Of Pojiao Stockade Villagein Qianna Autonomous Prefecture

A full of strong moral emotion marriage deserves to be praised, but for the marriage ethics filled with a very profound national character, it more requires to search for the truth through the layers of mystery. And Miao is such a nation whose long history and splendid culture endow it with a unique national style and cultural connotation. As an important part of the marriage ethic culture of the Miao nationality, Miao marriage ethics value is very important. Pojiao stockaded village is a typical representative of the central dialect region of Qiannan Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which still retains the quaint and profound Miao national culture characteristics. And its strong Miao nationality marriage customs witnesses the long history of development in Qiannan autonomous prefecture. Miao Marriage Ethics of Pojiao stockaded village in Qiannan autonomous prefecture can be embodied in the marriage form, procedure and marriage life. the special marriage ethics includes the ethics in love, ethics in marriage, and ethics in the marriage life. The ethics in love manifests itself advocating human nature, marriage, freedom and obeying the rules, open sexual love and loyalty to each other; the ethics in the marriage manifests itself advocating etiquette and freedom and equality of marriage, respecting for women, valuing ties of comradeship and de-emphasizing betrothal gifts; the ethics in the marriage life manifests itself mutual loyalty and sincere forever, paying attention to multiplying and advocating birth, parents with filial respect, integrity friendly consultations and mutual understanding. And these unique marriage ethics can not be born and formed without the native soil nourishment of Pojiao Miao stockaded village, what’s more, without the natural environment with adjoining mountains and rivers, impoverished economic environment, relatively relaxed social and humanistic surroundings and traditional cultural concepts. This marriage ethics contemporary rationality excellently manifests itself affirming the importance of love in marriage, emphasizing the personality independence of women, advocating individual freedom and liberation. The limitation is too much emphasizing " the more children, the more blessings" not conducive to people self-development, too much emphasizing group-centric value but repressing the reasonable individual behavior, too much emphasizing moral discipline but ignoring the moral rational guide.