Marriage custom in Qing dynasty

The picture shows Emperor Guangxu marrying the queen, which is mainly divided into three stages: pre-marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony and post-marriage ceremon

The picture shows Emperor Guangxu marrying the queen, which is mainly divided into three stages: pre-marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony and post-marriage ceremony, including gift acceptance ceremony, gift collection ceremony, conferring ceremony, welcoming ceremony, wedding ceremony, celebration ceremony and banquet ceremony. Preparations for the grand wedding in the palace will start one and a half years ahead of schedule. The whole wedding * * * cost 5.5 million taels of silver, which is more than 654.38 billion RMB.

The ceremony of accepting and receiving gifts is equivalent to the folk wedding ceremony and bride price ceremony. The gift is a bride price given by Emperor Guangxu to the queen's family, including 200 taels of gold, 0 taels of silver 10000 taels, and countless treasures.

The wedding must cross the brazier and saddle, and then have a wedding reception (into the bridal chamber). After the ceremony, there will be several days of courtship ceremony, celebration ceremony, banquet ceremony, blessing ceremony, and finally an imperial edict ceremony will be issued to let the world know. Ten days later, the emperor also held a banquet for the queen's family. The whole wedding lasted from the first year 1 October1day to the second year 15, lasting 130 days.

This is the template of marriage custom in Qing Dynasty. According to personal financial resources, if it is appropriately reduced, the people will not receive the imperial edict.