冠礼是古代重要礼仪制度之一,冠礼至周代形成定制,但是隋唐以后就只是象征性的保存在社会上层,直到明代经济繁荣,中央集权大大加强,开朝皇帝朱元璋在皇室、士人、庶人三个阶层普遍推行冠礼,根据个人阶级地位身份的不同,冠礼举行的程式都有不同。皇室冠礼的实质是皇权运行的工具,但是冠礼在士庶阶层却具有灵活性和生活化,而且出现婚冠结合的趋势,使冠礼在政治、社会、历史中都发挥着极为重要的作用。 Crown ceremony is one of the important ceremonial systems in ancient times. Crown ceremony was customized to the Zhou Dynasty, but after the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was only symbolically preserved in the upper class until the economy prospered in the Ming Dynasty and the centralization of power was greatly strengthened. As the emperor, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, , Common people crown three levels, according to the different status of the individual class, Crown ceremony held in different programs. The essence of the royal ceremony is a tool for the operation of the imperial power. However, the ceremony has the flexibility and vitality in the affairs of the general public, and there is a tendency of combining the wedding with the crown so that the ceremony plays an extremely important role in politics, society and history effect.