What is Heqin?
{{Infobox Chinese | t = {{linktext|和親}} | s = {{linktext|和亲}} | w = Ho-ch‘in | p = Héqīn | l = {{nowrap|peace marriage}} }} '''Heqin''' means '''marriage alliance.''' The term is used in [[China|Chinese history]]. An emperor would marry one of his princesses to his enemy. In return they would have peace with the enemy. It did not always work, and many people hated it. [[Category:Marriage]] [[Category:Chinese culture]]