Interpretations on "Marriage and Family": entry into force of a marriage
The Supreme People's Court's Interpretations on Issues Pertaining to the Application of Title Five "Marriage and Family" of The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (I)
(Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li)
Article 6 Where a man and a woman have their marriage registered when they are living together as husband and wife in accordance with the provisions of Article 1049 of the Civil Code, the validity of their marriage shall start from the date when the basic elements of a marriage stipulated in the Civil Code were satisfied.
Robert Zhang 
Steve Li 