The Shantou area of Guangdong is one of the areas with relatively complete preservation of traditional Chinese culture. The traditional marriage customary law in the Central Plains of my country has disappeared. At present, the academic research on the marriage customary law is mostly concentrated in the surrounding minority areas, and the residents of the Shantou area are mostly descendants of the Han nationality in the Central Plains. The local traditional marriage customary law, There are more shadows of the traditional Chinese marriage system. Excavating this system can restore the ancient marriage system. Therefore, the study of marriage customary laws in Shantou can enrich and improve the research system of ancient Chinese marriage and family history. From the perspective of customary law, this article investigates the marriage customary laws in Shantou area and describes the content of Shantou marriage customary laws. And according to the survey results, it analyzes the modern changes and legal integration of marriage customary law in Shantou area.

Li Zekai. The modern changes and legal integration of marriage customary law in Shantou area. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 18: 82-86. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.061814.

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