The Descriptive Album of Barbarians in Yunnan Province is taken charge of the compilation by Bolin, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou regionduring the reign of Empire Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. Itillustrates the physicalfeatures, production and life scenes, and local customs of108 ethnic minorities in Yunnan province, among which 12 pictures are about the marital customsof minority groups. Starting with betrothal gifts,customsof going to the bride’s home, marriage broker and intermarriage circles, thispaper analyses the culture of marital customs about these ethnic minorities which are reflected by these pictures in Yunnan province during the middle of Qing Dynasty.