Introduction
The amount of dowry depends on the wealth and status of the woman.
In the 11th annals of the Jin Dynasty, "in the eighth year of Taikang, there was a song by the Secretary: he accepted the wedding ceremony, he tied the silk with xuanmi, Jiami and Ma Ersi. The king and Marquis xuanmi tied silk, Jiabi and rode horses. The doctor used xuanmi to tie silk and add sheep. " The gifts used in the Song Dynasty no longer follow the Zhou annals, gold, silver, silk and silk, depending on their grades. The betrothal gifts in Ming Dynasty advocated thrift. "Ming history · Zhi 31" official Wedding: "accept the levy such as auspicious instrument, add xuanmi, bundle silk, letter, no wild goose." The ceremony followed the Song Dynasty system: "the guest said in his speech that an official should favor an official with the weight of his wife and lead the ceremony. If you have money that is not shy, please accept it. " The person in charge of the marriage said, "a certain official should pay more attention to the ceremony, and some dare not to accept it." If the guest gives a letter to the person in charge of the marriage, the person in charge of the marriage will also give a letter. " In modern times, there was no name of "nazheng", but the fact of giving gifts, or combining it with nacai, or even called Naqian. "Yingshan County annals" in 1920: "in ancient times, there were nacai wedding ceremony, asking for name, Naji wedding ceremony, nazheng wedding ceremony, asking for time, welcoming the wedding ceremony. Now, nacai wedding ceremony and Nayuan wedding ceremony are stopped."
Legal significance
From the legal point of view, the acceptance of marriage is more important in form than in quantity. The completion of acceptance marks the end of the engagement stage and is one of the main signs of the establishment of marriage.
