The last factor to think is the person’s appearance and figures.
The Western Standard of Choosing a Spouse
➢For westerners , the most important factor is the two person’s feelings. If they feel nice with each other ,they may combine with each other.
Second, the two families should be on the equal social status. And the financial condition should be well.
Then ,the education background is taken into consideration.
The Western Relationship between Husband and Wife
➢ The westerners believe that the husband and wife should be equal . In their own words: "Husband and wife should be equal partners.“
Of course, in today's Chinese society, this kind of traditional purpose on marriage is greatly influenced by the west.
However ,in China, such a highly traditional society, making love become the main purpose of marriage is still not a simple matter.
➢The husband undertakes the family life's main economic responsibility while the wife’s tasks are managing housework ,taking care of their parents ,helping the husband and teaching their children.
The Western Marriage Purpose
The pursuit of true love is the most important marriage purpose for westerners. They long to find their own lifelong companion to meet their physiology （生理上的）and psychological (心 理上的)needs. Western people emphasize (强调) people’s independence and they are always selfcentered.
➢The traditional attitude to marriage of China is a harmonious union lasting a hundred years.
➢They pay more attention to responsibility.
➢Baby is the most important factor to keep marriage.
The Western Wedding Ceremony
➢The western wedding ceremony belongs to romantic types, the whole wedding from start to ending is full of romantic breath. The bride‘s dress is commonly white, and the bridegroom
➢The bridegroom will ride a horse and go to the bride’s home to pick her.
➢ Both parents sit facing to the bride and bridegroom. And the whole wedding hosted by MC, under his command, the bride and bridegroom first bow to Heaven and Earth ,then their parents, and finally couples to worship and enter the bridal chamber（洞房）.
➢In China, people think that being full-time housewife is universal and the woman is happy, but they always look down upon the man who becomes full-time houseman.
is in the black suit .
➢They hold the wedding ceremony in the church.
➢The bride’s father gives the hand of the bride to the bridegroom, then they will change their rings and kiss with each other.
William and Kate are changing
their rings.
Summary
➢The reason why Chinese and westerners have different marriage ideas is that they have different customs and faiths(信仰).
➢They also share the responsibility of taking care of children. They always educate and look after their children
together.
Chinese wedding ceremony
➢The mass-tone attune of the whole wedding is red ,and it was the color representing joyous in the traditional China. This makes the wedding ceremony becomes jubilant.
The End Thank you!
➢In the traditional Chinese wedding, the bride generally wear red clothes and a red silk in her head. And the bridegroom generally wear a gown jacket.
Thned for families rather than love. And Chinese traditional purpose on marriage is to make both the families become stronger.
➢ In western countries, the husbands and the wives can all find jobs outside and undertake the family life's economic responsibility together.
➢The husbands also do some housework and cooking, sometimes their cooking skill may be better than their wives.
The Different Marriage Views between China and West
Produced by Finance 1001 Shi Xiangjun E-mail:sxj19921008@
Outline
The different purpose on getting married
The different standard of
choosing a spouse(配偶)
The different relationship between husband and wife
The different wedding ceremony
The Chinese Marriage Purpose
➢Although there are so many differences between China and west, all of them have their own happiness .And people will bless the new couples all the same.
In their view: a marriage without love is immoral and of low quality.
The Chinese Standard of Choosing a Spouse
For Chinese ,the first factor to consider is the family’s background.
➢The rest conditions such as the family background or education background, they may not take into