明清徽商婚姻文化考察

Investigation on the Marriage Culture of Huizhou Merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

徽商作为中国历史上著名商帮之一,所取得巨大成就是众多因素综合的结果,婚姻则是其中至关重要的一环。由于初期创业的艰苦困境和后期积累的雄厚财力,徽商群体的婚姻迥异于其他地域群体,因而形成独特的徽商婚姻文化。通过对徽商婚姻的特点和礼俗的梳理,探讨明清徽商独特的婚姻文化对徽商发展的积极影响。

Hui merchants were very famous in Chinese history.Extraordinary achievements made by Huizhou merchants can be attributed to many factors,of which marriage is a vital part.The marriage of Huizhou merchants was very different from that in other regional groups because of the hardship of starting a business in the early stage and the abundant financial resources accumulated in the later stage,thus forming a unique marriage culture of Huizhou merchants.This article aims to explore the positive influence of the unique marriage culture of Huizhou merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties on the development of Huizhou merchants from the perspective of the characteristics and etiquettes of Huizhou merchants’marriage.