Abstract: “Husband is the key link of the wife” ( Fu wei qi gang ) is a common statement in traditional Chinese society. This means that the husband has the dominant role in the family. But the man who married into and lived with the bride fami1y is a kind of variety in comparison with the normal family. This article uses the official archives of Qing Dynasty and other materials to investigate some related question about this social phenomenon, tries to fully understand this kind of marriage and the relationships within and between the families.

摘要： 在中国传统社会中一向有“夫为妻纲”的说法，这是指丈夫在家庭中具有主导、决定性的作用。入赘婚相对于正常婚姻是一种异变。本文利用清代档案文书及其他资料，对上述问题一一进行考察，以期对赘婚制家庭关系有较全面的了解。