On Ethic Evolution Of Chinese Marriage

The marriage ethic with a long history in China has abundant connotation. As an important part of social ethic, it has effects on normative relationship in the marriage, the harmonious marriage, and the stable social order. It is of utter importance to explore the connotation, evolvement and relevant areas of marriage ethic in China for explaining its character and value.After orienting the marriage ethic, the author discussed its character, described its evolvement, and defined its value. Also, the author who has mastered the areas relating to marriage ethic discusses and explains the mutual restrict, infiltration, influence and complement between the marriage ethic and laws, economy, politics, the custom, the religion and arts.The marriage ethic in the ancient days in China with a long history, which was applicable to various areas, had abundant connotation, integrated system and definite value. In the ancient days, the marriage ethic system whose core was the basic principle, connotation was the basic norms, and purpose was to apply to concrete aspects came into being. The specific value on society and family had been shown out.The marriage ethic in modern times in China, which developed what was useful and discarded what was not, formed a connecting link between the proceeding and the following. It not only inherited, thought over the ancient marriage ethic, but provided the suggest, experience and exceeding for the one in contemporary times. By knowing about the changeful content of marriage ethic, we can also feel that what was the tendency of the value in the ideas of marriage ethic in Taipingtianguo Period, Wuxuweixin Period and Xinhai Revolution Period. In 20 century, the marriage ethic in China is based on the connotation of...