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Abstract
Marriage rites and customs,as an important part of culture, are different from country to country. As we known, there exist many differences between Chinese and British marriage customs. The author gives a brief introduction to the marriage styles of China and Britain, and discovers that in England people hold their inimitable customs features while China is an ancient country with a long history and special culture on the matrimony. The paper shows that the two countries reflect extreme difference in the engagement, dressing, ceremony and different attitudes towards the value of marriage. Through studying the marriage custom, people can understand Chinese and British history and culture in many ways and the more we learn about their culture, the better we learn their language and values well ，hence help us in the international communication of people from western countries.
Keywords: China and Britain; marriage customs; culture; difference
Contents
Abstract
摘要
1.Introduction1
2.Literature Review1
3.The Differences between Chinese and British Marriage Customs2
3.1 Procedure2
3.2Dressing.4
3.3Wedding ceremony.5
4.An analysis of Reasons for the Differences7
4.1History.7
4.2Religion8
4.3 Value .9
5. Fusion and future trend of Chinese and Britain wedding customs.11
5.1.1 The wedding decorations.11
5.1.2 The wedding gown .12
5.2 The future trend of wedding 12
6.Conclusion13
Works cited14