Starting with Feelings and Controlling with Propriety, the Chinese Romance-A Snapshot of Wedding Customs of Ancient and Modern China
发乎情止乎礼的中国式浪漫——中国古今婚俗掠影
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1As an old Chinese saying goes: there are two most important moment in one man’s life: One of the moment you find your name appears on the list of who get a high score in the national test .And the another moment is the night you get married. Wedding has always been one of the most important and ritualistic activities for Chinese people in China. It represents not only the combination of two people, but also the combination of two families. Every ceremony contains the wisdom and cultural accumulation of Chinese people for thousands of years. Wedding custom is the concentration of Chinese society, history and culture. Knowing the Chinese wedding is the key to opening the treasure house of Chinese culture.
洞房花烛夜,金榜题名时。婚礼在中国一直都是中国人最为重视,最有仪式感的活动之一,它不仅代表了两个人的结合,也代表了两个家族的结合,其中的每一个礼仪都蕴含着中国人千年的智慧与文化积淀。婚礼风俗是中国社会历史文化的浓缩,了解了中国人婚礼就掌握了一把打开中国文化宝库的钥匙。