Three golds belong to dowries, while meeting gifts do not belong to dowries.
1、 What is San Jin
The three types of gold are gold rings, gold bracelets, and gold earrings. Sanjin is an item prepared by the mother-in-law's family for the future daughter-in-law before marriage, to express their love and importance for her.
The three gold jewelry for marriage is mainly a traditional "custom" left over from the past. Chinese people are accustomed to using the precious gold to symbolize the love between lovers, so the "three gold" can be determined according to the actual personal preferences and economic conditions, and the best one is suitable for oneself.
2、 What is a meeting gift
The meeting gift is a gift given by the man's parents to the woman as a gesture of sincerity, after the man brings the woman home and introduces her to his family to get to know her. The gift of meeting is also a very important part, and the weight of the gift can reflect the degree of importance that the male parents attach to the female.
3、 The difference between dowries and face to face gifts
1. Meeting gifts are of a gift nature and generally not refundable.
2. San Jin belongs to dowries, which are gifts given by one party to the other for the purpose of marriage. The dowry can be requested to be returned if both parties are not married or have actual cohabitation.
The principles for handling property disputes caused by dowries in judicial practice are:
（1） The recipient generally has no obligation to return the unconditional gifts given during the engagement period.
（2） Gifts made for the purpose of marriage (commonly known as engagement tokens) with higher value should be returned at discretion.
（3） Those who defraud money under the guise of engagement should return it to the victim. In addition, the property received from engagements that belong to the nature of arranged transactions should be confiscated or returned at the discretion of the law.