Marriage optional: Matchmaking in modern China - BroadAgenda.
Matchmaking was an important task assigned to elderly ladies who matched couples for marriage. Polygamy and Concubines. Polygamy was allowed until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1912) for the specific purpose of fathering heirs. Since the Chinese culture is patrilineal it was important for a couple to have a son. An heirless man could have additional wives to increase his chance of.
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