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December 1, 1922, Puyi had his wedding in the Forbidden City. This marriage turned out to be a tragedy. Chinese traditional marriage did not care about personal willingness. From the Qing Dynasty on, there had been many voices about marriage reform. This is also an important issue of modern women's history. For details you may refer to our research finding: Chang So-an, "The rectification of the orthodox concept of marriage in late Imperial China".
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