On Marriage and Its Etiquette in Zhou Dynasty from the Book of Songs

Many works in Book of Songs reflected marriage and marriage in Zhou dynasty.Summarily speaking,the folk marriage included both free love,marriage by oneself and command of parents and good offices between proper way of contracting a marriage,while latter became developing tendency;The noble marriage included new changes of civilization and ancient etiquette.Marriage contained the six etiquette and many other customs,showing variety of characteristics.