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The trend of wedding dowry money after the 1970s
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1488
Introduction: In the traditional sense, "wedding dowry money" refers to the money spent by the groom's side on purchasing the wedding house, furniture, post-wedding daily necessities, and various wedding ceremonies. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was advocated that "money should not be considered when getting married". Before the 1980s, the "wedding dowry money" was in a "diluted state" for a long time. After China's reform and opening up, marriage has become the top priority for Chinese people. The "wedding dowry money" has gradually been valued by the Chinese people. Influenced by Western marriage culture, the "wedding dowry money" was changed from being borne by the groom alone to being shared by the groom and the bride. Therefore, the "Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China" was influenced and proposed: "Arranged and forced marriages and other acts that interfere with the freedom of marriage are prohibited." "
The spending trend of wedding betrothal money after the 1970s
After China's reform and opening up, the term "wedding betrothal money" emerged in the marriage customs of Chinese society. In the late 1970s, the main areas where "wedding betrothal money" was spent were the four major items known as "bicycles, sewing machines, radios and watches". Later generations continued to use the term "four major items" to express the connotation of "wedding betrothal money".
The 1970s
In the 1970s, the "Four Major items" specifically included bicycles, sewing machines, radios and watches. People also vividly call it "kick, spin, listen, look".
The 1980s
In the 1980s, the "Big Four" were television sets, refrigerators, washing machines and electric fans.
The 1990s
The "Four major items" of the 1990s were slightly adjusted from those of the 1980s: refrigerators, color TVS, air conditioners and washing machines.
The early 21st century
From 2000 to 2009, during these ten years, there was a lot of controversy over the "Four Major items" during this period. The earliest one was the "house, car, money and insurance" four major items. According to the current saying that the first requirement for a marriage is for the man to have "a house, a car and a stable job", it should be more reliable. Of course, there were other explanations as well.
The legal statements in China regarding the amount of betrothal gifts
Article 1 of the "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of Civil Policy Laws" issued by the Supreme People's Court in 1984 stipulates: Where parents or others force a marriage to be arranged against the will of both or one of the man and the woman, or force a marriage to be married against the will of both or one of the man and the woman for the purpose of obtaining property, and one party requests a divorce, if no affection has been established between the two parties after the marriage, the divorce shall be granted.
Article 17 of the "Opinions" issued by the Supreme People's Court in 1984 stipulates: "Property obtained from a marriage arranged for sale shall, in principle, be confiscated in accordance with the law upon divorce."
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