| " Both familys are related " is a kind of special marriage custom, generally exist in the Yao nationality in Dongshan district which live in the mountain area of Quanzhou in northen of Guangxi. The general characteristic already with marriage custom of the Yao nationality of this kind of marriage , produce it in the cultural ecological environment of the Yao nationality people's specific historical geography, meanwhile, it have under locality specific culture ecological terms also, custom with remarkable distinction characteristic that development form gradually used to and makes. After people of the precious jade offspring of Dongshan enter the mountain and settle down, the life and production depend on land cultivation mainly, because natural conditions are abominable , the land is barren and scattering , cultivation is difficult, make local productivity level of the Yao nationality wander up and down at low competence, a large amount of work can only gain a small amount of harvest . Women have to participate in strenuous productive labor all the time, become one of the creators with indispensable wealth of society . Therefore men and women's social relationships are relatively equal, this is the existence condition with basic marriage and prerequisite of extensive development that " both familys are related ". The village of Shangtang is representatives' area of the Yao nationality in Dongshan District, more than 80% of the the people married with the custom " both familys are related ", within the range of fixed intermarriage, men and women fall in love, until get the marry permitting, hold the wedding, all have set custom structure. Couple " both familys tear " after marriage, can live together in the man or the bride's side to differentiate. This kind of marriage brings the change in relations between a series of rights and obligations , such as family , son ,etc., couple bear the responsibility of the families of both sides at the same time : Support the old man, look after immaturly , participate in the productive labor of the families of both sides together; Enjoy common resources of both sides too for the same time : Land, the tool of production, family's property,etc.. Children of couple by two family average allocation , agree by couple , is it carry head of door properties to bear. The marriage of " both familys are related " forms the family of a new equality, is different from the family of " authority of the husband " relying mainly on man, it is not " son-in-law's " family relying mainly on women , not even the combination which does not marry " A's note " not married . For reach couple family result that interests maximize, these families try one's best to optimize resource distribution among the strength of " tearing ", keeping trfamilys in balance, in close relations between the families, cohesiveness is stronger, make local the Yao nationality in kind survival and development go down very under being relatively abominable natural conditions. |
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