Is the ancient marriage in China polygamous?

The famous theory of teapot with tea bowl is the conclusion of Mr. Gu Hongming and Mr. Gu. It is a metaphor for the relationship between men and women. Men are teapots and women are tea bowls. A teapot with four tea bowls symbolizes that men can marry more. Advocating polygamy and comparing Gu Xiaoman's "toothbrush theory" response.

Polygamy was not always practised in ancient China. In primitive society, it was not mentioned that the marriage between civilians in many dynasties was actually monogamous as it is now. In ancient times, some families did have several women, but those were "concubines" with only one wife. The so-called polygamy does not exist at all, and the status of concubines in ancient times cannot be compared with that of wives. My position is only a little higher than that of a beautiful girl. Others sit and you stand, others eat and you watch, and I have to stretch my legs and sell my uterus as a sex tool and a fertility tool. If my concubine doesn't have children or girls, her position may be even worse.

A wife's status is equal to that of her master. It is impossible for a concubine to be righted or replaced by a wife as in modern novels. First of all, wives and concubines have different social status and different ways of getting married. Marrying a wife pays attention to the words of a matchmaker, and hiring six people through three media means entering the genealogy. It can also be enshrined in the ancestral hall after death. Concubines can be bought and sold, and they have no rights and dignity at all. Far from being cocky and respected in novels and film and television works. Children born to concubines have no status and inheritance rights unless they are adopted by their wives.

Polygamy was not common in ancient times, but existed in rich or powerful families. It is difficult for ordinary people to get married, have children and support their families. How can they have extra money and energy to marry another wife?

Rich and powerful people regard the number of wives and concubines as a means to compare and show off. In fact, there is only one wife, and all the extra concubines are incomparable.

So in fact, in ancient times, as in modern times, monogamy was the mainstream, and only wives were respected and protected by law.