China was actually an "early marriage country" in ancient times. According to the standard of manhood for men and women stipulated in the Book of Rites, the age of marriage in ancient times was generally 20 for men and 0/5 for women. But the dynasties were slightly different. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, men 15 years old and women 13 years old or older. Male 16 years old and female 14 years old in Ming dynasty.

According to Liang Shu Zhang Mian Biography and Zhou Shu Ji Cheng Biography, Princess Fuyang, the fourth daughter of Liang Gaozu, and Princess Pingyuan, the daughter of Northern Zhou Gaozu, were both married at the age of 1 1. Zhao Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, succeeded to the throne at the age of 8 and married Shangguan 'an, who had just turned 6, as the queen.

In fact, the communication between men and women in ancient times was not as closed as we thought. In the pre-Qin period, the government provided single men and women with an annual opportunity to communicate. "Mid-spring" in the Spring and Autumn Period is a typical gathering for men and women to make friends. Its theme is "running", which means running away with the person you love. The "local official matchmaker" in "Zhou Li" said, "In mid-spring, men and women must book, so at the same time, runners can't help it. If they don't use orders for no reason, they will be punished. "