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Chinese wedding culture is a vital part of Chinese tradition.? Many rituals and customs have been lost in course of history, but many are observed even today.? It is practiced in honor of family value and respect to committed relationship, the holly marriage.?? Three letters and six etiquette (三书六礼) The request letter （聘书） The gift letter （礼书） The wedding letter (迎亲书) Proposal （提亲） Birthdates （问名） Bride price（纳征：送聘礼） Presenting wedding gifts （结婚礼物礼） Arranging the wedding （请期） Wedding Ceremony （婚礼） The request letter （聘书） The gift letter （礼书） The wedding letter （迎亲书） Three letters （三书） Proposal（提亲） Proposing: If an unmarried boys parents identified a girl as their future daughter-in-law, they would then locate a matchmaker. Proposals were the specialties of the matchmakers. The matchmaker would formally present his or her clients request to the identified girls parents. Birthdates （问名） Birthday matching: If the potential brides parents did not object to the marriage, the matchmaker would then ask for the girls birthday and birth-hour to assure the compatibility of the potential bride and bridegroom. If the couples birthdays and birth-hours did not conflict according to astrology, the marriage would continue onto the next stage. If there was any sign of astrological conflict, which meant the marriage would bring disasters upon both families, the proposed marriage was immediately quashed. Bride price（纳征） Once both birthdays matched, the bridegrooms family would then arrange for the matchmaker to present betrothal gifts, including the betrothal letter, to the brides family. Wedding gifts (结婚礼物) At this point the bridegrooms family arranges for the matchmaker to present bride price (betrothal gifts), including the betrothal letter, to the brides family. The grooms family will then send an elaborate array of food, cakes, and religious items to the brides family Arranging the wedding （请期） An astrologist or astrology book w