Social Economic Development China Today "当代中国"素列课程 The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
Social Economic Development The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System ◆Snail House (Dwelling 蜗 Narrowness) Dwelli uness the most talked-about Nar television programme in China 居 in2009 “mortgage slaves”(房 奴)
◆ Snail House (Dwelling Narrowness) the most talked-about television programme in China in 2009 “mortgage slaves” (房 奴) The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System ◆Marriage Concealers (fake singles) popular drama in Beijing and Shanghai tatis a55e 隐婚男女
◆ Marriage Concealers (fake singles) popular drama in Beijing and Shanghai The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Liang Bei(梁蓓)，Director of the International Real Estate Economy Research Center at the University of International Business and Economics "If post-80s guys can't afford houses,then post-80s girls could perhaps marry 40-year-old men instead.Once the post-80s guys can afford houses,then marrying 20-year- old girls when they hit 40 is not a bad idea at all
"If post-80s guys can't afford houses, then post-80s girls could perhaps marry 40-year-old men instead. Once the post-80s guys can afford houses, then marrying 20-yearold girls when they hit 40 is not a bad idea at all." The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Liang Bei (梁蓓), Director of the International Real Estate Economy Research Center at the University of International Business and Economics
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System CONTENTS Marriage and Family System in Ancient China Marriage and Family System in Modern China Chinese Marriage and Love Report 2010
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Marriage and Family System in Ancient China :Background Chinese marriage is generally looked upon as an occasion for extending family.The whole process goes an elaborate marriage proposal and acceptance.Generally,middle man plays a great role: : in solemnizing the marriage. China was a man-dominated society.Man is superior to woman. Wifely virtues---the three obedience and the four virtues The three obediences:to father before marriage,to husband after marriage and to son after the death of husband The four virtues:morality,proper speech,modest manner and diligent needlework 。。。。。●●0●●●。。0●。。●●。●。。。●e。e
Background Chinese marriage is generally looked upon as an occasion for extending family. The whole process goes an elaborate marriage proposal and acceptance. Generally, middle man plays a great role in solemnizing the marriage. China was a man-dominated society. Man is superior to woman. Wifely virtues---the three obedience and the four virtues The three obediences: to father before marriage, to husband after marriage and to son after the death of husband The four virtues : morality, proper speech, modest manner and diligent needlework The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Marriage and Family System in Ancient China
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System The Parent's Order And Matchmaker's Words (父母之命，媒妁之言) . The authority in a marriage choice rests with parents;the role of the matchmaker is as a source of information and advice,not authority. A matchmaker might be a friend or relative of the bride or groom or might be a professional or semi-professional person who made it his or her business to find mates for a fee. First wed,then love
◆ The Parent's Order And Matchmaker's Words （父母之命，媒妁之言） The authority in a marriage choice rests with parents; the role of the matchmaker is as a source of information and advice, not authority. A matchmaker might be a friend or relative of the bride or groom or might be a professional or semi-professional person who made it his or her business to find mates for a fee. First wed, then love. The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System The Romance of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai Yingayoun romc lys disguised as a man in order to be able to study in the ●】 city.During her stay at school,she becomes friends and: then secretly falls in love with her classmate LIANG Shanbo.Unfortunately,Zhu's father suddenly summons: her back,saying that he has found her a rich and noble husband.Before her departure,Yingtai reveals her true identity to her headmaster's wife and asks LIANG to propose marriage. LIANG hurries to Zhu's home and asks for her hand in marriage,but is rejected and thrown out.In despair,he falls ill and dies.ZHU is broken-hearted.On the day of her marriage,she decides to visit Shanbo's grave. Faithful to her love,ZHU leaps into a grave to join her 。 beloved.ZHU and LIANG's spirits are turned into a pair of butterflies and emerge from the tomb,never to be apart again
ZHU Yingtai is a young girl from a rich family. She is disguised as a man in order to be able to study in the city. During her stay at school, she becomes friends and then secretly falls in love with her classmate LIANG Shanbo. Unfortunately, Zhu‘s father suddenly summons her back, saying that he has found her a rich and noble husband. Before her departure, Yingtai reveals her true identity to her headmaster’s wife and asks LIANG to propose marriage. LIANG hurries to Zhu‘s home and asks for her hand in marriage, but is rejected and thrown out. In despair, he falls ill and dies. ZHU is broken-hearted . On the day of her marriage, she decides to visit Shanbo's grave. Faithful to her love, ZHU leaps into a grave to join her beloved. ZHU and LIANG's spirits are turned into a pair of butterflies and emerge from the tomb, never to be apart again. The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System The Romance of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Polygyny(一夫多妻制) ● One husband having two or more wives at the same ● time.One wife and several concubines. Doors Matching,Households Facing(门当户对) Two families should have approximate equality of social status. No marriage between different classes
◆ Polygyny （一夫多妻制） One husband having two or more wives at the same time. One wife and several concubines. ◆ Doors Matching, Households Facing（门当户对） Two families should have approximate equality of social status. No marriage between different classes. The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System
The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Drinking Vinegar(吃醋) Fang Xuanling was a famous prime minister in Zhengguan Period(627-649)of the Tang Dynasty ● (618-907).It was said that he was seriously henpecked by his wife.One day,the emperor gave Fang several beautiful girls as his concubines.But Fang knew that his wife would not permit that and politely refused. When the emperor got the reason,he sent someone to persuade Fang's wife with a bottle of "poisonous wine."If she permitted the marriage of Fang with the : girls,she would be safe.If not,she should drink the : "poisonous wine."Unexpectedly,Fang's wife drank the wine instead of permitting the marriage.But she did not die,for the "poisonous wine"was just a ruse;; 二 it was only vinegar. ●
Fang Xuanling was a famous prime minister in Zhengguan Period (627-649) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It was said that he was seriously henpecked by his wife. One day, the emperor gave Fang several beautiful girls as his concubines. But Fang knew that his wife would not permit that and politely refused. When the emperor got the reason, he sent someone to persuade Fang's wife with a bottle of "poisonous wine." If she permitted the marriage of Fang with the girls, she would be safe. If not, she should drink the "poisonous wine." Unexpectedly, Fang's wife drank the wine instead of permitting the marriage. But she did not die, for the "poisonous wine" was just a ruse; it was only vinegar. The Transition of Chinese Marriage and Family System Drinking Vinegar (吃醋）
