北宋士人在进士及第之后,交游圈逐渐扩大,先有进士同年,后又有意气相投的同僚及文化旨趣相近的文友、诗友等,由此形成多个相互关联又彼此不同的交游圈。交游圈的扩大促进了他们人际交往范围的拓展,使他们及其家族成员在通婚对象上可以有更多的选择,其通婚地域自然也就脱离了本乡本土,发展到全国各地。不过,由于各地区之间存在着社会风俗与生活习惯等方面的差异,他们在选择婚姻对象时,仍然注重由近及远的原则。 After the scholars of the Northern Song Dynasty and the first, the circle of intercourse gradually expanded. First, there was a colleague of the same rank in the same year, then a colleague of similar interest and a literary friend and poet friend with similar cultural interests, thus forming a plurality of interdependent and different intercourse ring. The expansion of social circle has promoted the expansion of their scope of interpersonal communication so that they and their family members can have more choices on the subject of intermarriage. Naturally, the area of ​​their intermarriage will be separated from the native place of this capital and developed all over the country. However, due to the differences in social customs and living habits among different regions, they still pay attention to the principles of proximity and distance when they choose their marriage partners.