Marriage certificate (name of certificate):

A legal document issued by the marriage registration authority to prove the validity of the marriage relationship. The original is in duplicate, one for male and one for female. The style shall be uniformly formulated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, printed by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and sealed by the people's governments of counties, municipal districts and cities without districts. Marriage certificate must be affixed with photos of both men and women, and stamped with the special seal for marriage registration. If the marriage certificate is lost, the Civil Affairs Bureau may apply for a replacement.

Centennial Evolution of Marriage Certificate in China

Marriage documents in Qing Dynasty can be as long as 1. 1 m, and most of them are pictures with two lines of birth date.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, marriage documents were bought in shops, and tax stamps were bought and pasted from the government.

After the Revolution of 1911, "free marriage" has been circulating in marriage books.

After liberation, the names of the bride and groom were first issued by the government.

1994 to 2003, the national emblem was printed on the cover of the marriage certificate, which was small and convenient to carry.

On March 1 2004, the cover of the marriage certificate was changed to purple bronze color, and the content was printed in horizontal version.