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. 　　译文(2): 就在40多年前，中国的婚姻还是国家包办【资源囤-ZiYuanTun.Com】。浪漫的爱情被视为资本主义的概念，在这个时期是不允许的。婚纱摄影(如果有的话)包括一张这对夫妇的黑白护照照片(穿着毛式服装)作为结婚的证明。现在，中国已经爱上了爱情，其爆炸式增长的婚庆产业价值800亿美元，而且正处于上升趋势。婚前摄影是这个行业中最重要也是最奇特的部分之一。每对在中国结婚的夫妇都会参加婚前拍摄。它涉及几个服装和背景变化，你可以成为一个字符在任何幻想你选择。对于最具异国情调的地点，夫妇支付高达250,000澳元。婚前拍照已成为一项重要的民族仪式。它们是婚姻的证明，但现在也是爱情、浪漫、自由、地位、金钱和新中国梦的证明。作为一个长期居住在上海的外籍人士，亲华摄影师奥利维亚?马丁-麦奎尔(Olivia Mar-tin-McGuire)对这个蓬勃发展的摄影世界中的梦想建筑着了迷。一旦她开始深入研究这个新的传统，她发现了一个了解中国的独特窗口。它揭示了一个国家的梦想，一个国家的迅速发展，一个国家通过自己的镜头重建过去的创伤。《中国之恋》带我们进入中国温暖的家庭网络，进入角色的内心世界，进入他们的个人梦想，理解这些愿望为什么会产生以及从何而来。该项目探索了中国作为一个全球化国家的新地位，摆脱了其限制性极强的传统历史——透过蓬勃发展的婚庆行业的窗口，并问道，当涉及到爱情时，新的中国梦是什么。