Marriage between the Kingdom of Qin and the Kingdom of Jin(秦晉之好)
The period from 770 BC to 476 BC is called
the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history.
At that time, the supreme leader of China
was the King of the Zhou Dynasty. The King of the Zhou Dynasty divided the land
of China among 140 princes.
These princes fought many tragic wars with
each other for land and resources.
It was a time of great chaos.
These princes united and fought against
each other for their own interests.
In order to strengthen mutual friendship
and gain mutual trust, there are often royal marriages between these kingdoms.
The Kingdom of Jin was located in what is
now the Shanxi Province of China, and the Kingdom of Qin was located in what is
now the Shaanxi Province of China.
The borders of the two kingdoms are
contiguous.
In 654 BC, a princess from the Kingdom of
Jin married the king of the Kingdom of Qin.
In 651 BC, the king of the Jin Kingdom
died, and there was much turmoil in the Jin Kingdom over who would inherit the
throne.
In 636 BC, a princess of the Qin Kingdom
married a prince of the Jin Kingdom who had fled to the Qin Kingdom. The
prince's name was (Chong'er).
In 637 BC, with the military support of the
Qin Kingdom, Chong'er returned to the Jin Kingdom and became the king of the
Jin Kingdom.
As the political marriage between the two kingdoms had a great impact on the situation in China at that time, the marriage between the Qin and Jin kingdoms became an idiom.
This idiom is used to describe the marriage
of two families.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or thought
do you have after hearing this story?
Do you think that a person's family will
influence his marriage relationship? Are there any famous family marriage
stories in the history of your country?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
秦晉之好(Marriage between the Kingdom of Qin
and the Kingdom of Jin)
西元前770年到西元前476年，中國歷史上稱這一段期間為春秋時代。
當時中國最高領導者是周王朝的國王。周王朝的國王把中國的土地分封給140個諸侯。
這些諸侯們之間為了爭奪土地與資源彼此發生許多慘烈的戰爭。
那是一個極度混亂的年代。
這些諸侯們為了自已的利益彼此聯合與對抗。
為了強化彼此之間的情誼與取得彼此的信任，這些王國之間常常會有皇室聯姻的情況出現。
晉王國位於今天中國的山西省，秦王國位於今天中國的陝西省。
這兩個王國的國界相鄰。
西元前654年，晉王國的公主嫁給秦王國的國王。
西元前651年，晉王國的國王逝世，晉王國國內為了爭奪王位發生了多場動亂。
西元前636年，秦王國的公主嫁給逃亡在秦王國的晉王國的王子，這個王子的名字叫做(重耳)。
西元前637年，重耳在秦王國的武力支持下，回到晉王國並成為晉王國的國王。
由於這兩個王國之間的政治性的婚姻對當時的中國情勢產生了很重大的影響，所以秦王國與晉王國之間的聯姻成為一句成語。
這句成語被用來形容兩家聯姻。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為個人的家庭會影響他的婚姻關係嗎?你的國家的歷史中，有沒有那些著名的家族聯姻的故事呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為左傳-僖公5年
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