The Change And Enlightenment Of The Marriage And Family System In China Since The Reform And Opening-up

Marriage is the bond of the family, family is the cell of society, the state is the indemnification of the family. Marriage and family relation is not only related to the vital interests of millions of households, men and women, but also affects the stability of people’s lives and well-being of society. The first marriage law was promulgated in 1950, it established our country’s socialist marriage and family system, realized the qualitative leap of marriage and family system in China. Since China’s reform and opening up, with the development of market economy and the transformation of the society, in the domestic field of marriage and family appeared many new situations and new problems, this also prompted the content of the marriage and family system in China changing constantly. Several changes of the marriage law like a microcosm of society and the mirror of the times, recorded the changes of marriage and family system in China.At the begining of the reform and opening up, China’s marriage and family relations appeared a huge change. In 1980, China’s legislature on marriage law has carried on the omni-directional revision in 1950, for example, in view of the cultural revolution caused a lot of political marriage, marriage law for the first time takes “ incompatibility” as the standard of divorce, put an end to the divorce political attribute in the period of "cultural revolution"; In the face of the increasing population pressure, family planning becomes a basic state policy; Increased a wider protection range of women, the elderly and children and other vulnerable groups. the concept of marriage freedom, equality between men and women is more interiorized in pepoles’ mind. further consolidated and developed the marriage and family system in China. With the further development of reform and opening up, people’s personal rights and property consciousness incressing quickly. Facing the new situation, the marriage law changed again in 2001, add many new contents to our marriage and family system. For example, husband and wife mutual faithful principle; Family violence shall be prohibited; Provisions on marital property system, etc., and it further improve the marriage and family system in China.The changes of marriage and family system in our country bring us many inspirations: Firstly, the marriage and family system development must combine with China’s national conditions.Secondly, improve the system of marriage and family must strengthen moral construction; Thridly, the marriage and family system must be combined with legal system construction. The development of marriage and family system in China is also the collision process of human civilization and national culture blends together, showing a gradual development rule, in face of the continuous development of market economy and the impact of the globalization, we should pay attention to draw reasonable elements from traditional culture, draw lessons from the beneficial achievements of other countries, and promote the improvement of the marriage and family system.