Many poems in "Two North" of The Book of Songs,that is Zhou North and Zhao North,reflect content of proposing marriage etiquette and custom in Pre-qin dynasty,from which you can see the etiquette and custom that young men will propose before the couple s marriage.
从"二南"中的有关诗篇来看,这种求婚礼俗还具体表现为四个主要特征:一是男子在仲春二月以猎取的动物为礼物向女子求婚;二是男子用捆束柴薪幽会姑娘,表示要亲自迎娶她;三是贵族男子求偶重视德、貌;四是女子求偶重视勇敢、诚信。
