Comparison of Marriage Rites and Customs of the Tang Dynasty in Extensive Records of the <i>Taiping </i><i>Guangji</i> with the Tang Laws

对比《太平广记》等史料中关于婚姻礼俗的描写和唐律中对婚姻的相关法律规定，在婚姻缔结条件、婚姻仪式、婚姻关系解除这三个方面中，唐代的婚姻制度与实际生活中的婚姻礼俗具有一定的异同，在唐代严格的法律规定下也出现了不同程度地违反唐律的婚姻实态。唐代国力强盛、经济繁荣、儒家思想衰微、贫富差距较大、妇女地位提高等社会背景是影响唐律实施的主要原因。总体来说，唐代真实的婚姻生活是在遵从法律规定的基础上又有所突破的，唐代对于婚姻的法律规定也随着社会发展而不断完善。By comparing the description of marriage etiquette and customs in Taiping Guangji and other historical materials and the relevant legal provisions of marriage in Tang Law, the marriage system in Tang dynasty has certain similarities and differences with the marriage rituals and customs in real life in terms of marriage concluding conditions, marriage ceremony and dissolution of marriage relationship. Under the strict legal provisions of Tang dynasty, different degrees of marriage violated the law of Tang dynasty. The strong national power, economic prosperity, the decline of Confucianism, the gap between the rich and the poor, the status of women and other social background are the main reasons that affect the implementation of Tang Law. In general, the real marriage life in Tang dynasty made breakthroughs on the basis of obeying the legal provisions, and the legal provisions of marriage in Tang dynasty were constantly improved with the development of society.