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In December 1978, China launched a new policy to reform and open up its economy. Family finances were transformed and millions moved out of poverty. For Â鶹Éç Chinese, Suping has been looking back over the decades to compare the most sought after "Big Four" wedding presents now and then, starting with the 1970s. Image: Bicycle parked in Tiananmen Square, Beijing Credit: Eric Bouvet/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images