Origin of Chinese traditional marriage etiquette

From the Chinese cultural heritages,ancient kinship system and legends and the textual analysis of ancient literature view,Chinese marriage patterns and etiquette,as well as those of other ethnic groups in the world,originated from incest taboo of consanguineous marriage and marriage customs.After the evolution from communal marriage to pairing marriage,monogamous marriage system and Six Rituals of marriage had been established by Chou Dynasty.The thoughts of marriage system,ethics and etiquette in the Chou Rituals lay a solid foundation for the basic contents and value orientation of Chinese traditional marriage etiquette.