Study On Marriage Patterns Of Lu State

Great changes took place and basic political institutions changed in the Spring and Autumn Period. In this period, marriage is one of the most important factors which can reflect the special historical background. The worthies research on marriage in the pre-Qin, but mostly confined to discussion the culture of marriage systems, and the regional marriage cultures especially the state of Lu rarely been portrayed.This paper by collecting and studying the marriages of Lu State, and put the Lu State in a global political environment that is many –horse race. With this approach, we will profound historical facts about the contradictory inner world of characters of the state of Lu. Certainly, as a research target, it is from a small place in mind to vaster background that makes the research to the in-depth, professional orientation for development. It shows the historical inevitable development trend to establish country which was governed only a monarchy and his power was absolute centralization.The text is divided into three chapters. The first chapter mainly discusses three issues that the development and inheritance of the Lu State, the restraints on marriage and Confucius' s concept of marriage. In a summary, the marriage system of the Lu State had many ceremonies, and also had unceremoniously behavior. It shows the distinction between sexes and spouse. The reason was that with the history came into monogamous marriage system, the new responsibility was emerged, family roles had a clear alignment. The second chapter mainly shows the marriage difference between lord and peasant, and also analyses the difference about Qi's marriage and Lu's marriage by contrast. And it illustrates the Lu's contradiction during the interim. The third chapter research on the Lu's matrimony connection from the perspective of society,it mainly shows three issues,which including Lu's marriage alliances with neighboring feudal kings, and introduce the system of concubine marriage, and the “same surname marry” to the “same surname no marry” during the period Spring-Autumn. The international situation influence Lu's internal politics and the patriarchal system were destroyed. It is a historical inevitable development that establishes a centralized bureaucratic state.