唐代商人婚姻发微

唐代士族与新兴贵族均不屑与商人结为婚媾,表明商人与社会上层联姻之难;中唐以后民营妓馆日趋兴盛,娼妓随之渐趋向近代意义的妓女转化,商人在与娼妓通婚的同时也彰显了自身之贱;在以上商人婚姻两股细流而外,与地位相同或相近之人联姻则是包括唐代在内的中国传统社会商人婚姻的主流。唐代商人婚姻状况是商人阶层弹性较强的体现之一。

Marriage of Businessmen in the Tang Dynasty

Feudal nobles' refusal to marry businessmen indicates the difficulty of marriage between businessmen and upper circles in Tang Dynasty.With the increase of private brothels in the mid-Tang Dynasty,women living off singing gradually became prostitutes.The marriage between businessmen and prostitutes indicates the low rank of businessmen.Marrying people of the same or similar social ranks is the mainstream of marriage of Chinese traditional society including the Tang Dynasty.The marriage situation of businessmen in Tang Dynasty indicates the strong flexibility of businessmen class.