Just over 40 years ago, marriage in China was arranged by the state. Romantic love was seen as a capitalist concept and was not allowed during this period. Wedding photography (if any at all) consisted of one black and white passport photo of the couple (dressed in Mao- style outfits) as proof of the marriage. Now, China has fallen in love with love and its exploding wedding industry is worth 80 billion dollars, and it is on an upward curve. Pre-wedding photography is one of the most significant and curious parts of the industry. Every couple marrying in China will take part in a pre-wedding shoot. It involves several costume and backdrop changes where you can become a character in any fantasy you choose. For the most exotic lo- cations couples pay up to $250,000 AUD. Pre-wedding photo shoots have become an important national ritual. They are proof of the marriage but now also of love, romance, freedom, status, money and the new China Dream. As an expat living in Shanghai with a long history of coming to China, Sinophile photographer Olivia Mar- tin-McGuire was captivated by the construction of dreams through this booming photographic world. Once she started to delve deeper into this new traditional she found a unique window into China. One that revealed a country dreaming, a country rapidly booming and a country reconstructing its recent past trauma all through their own lens. China Love takes us on a wild journey into the warmth of the family web in China into the hearts of our characters and into their personal dreams with an understanding of why and where these aspirations come from. The project explores China's new position as a globalised country from its restrictive and highly traditional past - through the window of its booming wedding industry and asks what is the new China Dream when it comes to love.

40多年前，中国的婚姻是由国家安排的。浪漫爱情被视为资本主义的概念，在这一时期是不允许的。婚礼摄影（如果有的话）包括一张黑白护照照片，这对夫妇（穿着毛式服装）作为结婚证明。现在，中国已经爱上了爱情，其爆炸性的婚庆产业价值800亿美元，而且正处于上升曲线。婚前摄影是这个行业最重要和最奇特的部分之一。每对在中国结婚的夫妇都会参加婚前拍摄。它包括一些服装和背景的变化，你可以成为一个角色在任何幻想你选择。对于最具异国情调的情侣来说，要花25万澳元。婚前拍照已成为一项重要的国家仪式。他们是婚姻的证明，但现在也是爱情、浪漫、自由、地位、金钱和新中国梦的证明。作为一名旅居上海、有着悠久来华历史的外籍人士，中爱摄影师奥利维亚·马汀·麦奎尔（Olivia Mar-tin McGuire）在这个蓬勃发展的摄影世界里，被梦想的构建所吸引。一旦她开始深入研究这个新的传统，她发现了一个进入中国的独特窗口。它揭示了一个国家的梦想，一个快速发展的国家，一个通过自己的视角重建过去创伤的国家。《中国爱》带我们踏上了一段狂野之旅，走进了中国家庭网络的温暖，走进了我们的人物心中，走进了他们的个人梦想，了解了这些渴望的缘由和来源。该项目从限制性和高度传统的过去探索了中国作为一个全球化国家的新地位——通过其蓬勃发展的婚庆行业的窗口，并询问当谈到爱情时，什么是新的中国梦。

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