Chinese Footbinding
I remember as a child thinking that the Chinese women had such small, tiny feet. I couldn't understand it. I'd see the special shoes that they wore back in the 1800s and think, "My lord, how could they walk on those tiny things?" What I didn’t know was that they weren’t born that way. Their feet were BOUND and wrapped with cloth strips and alum, their bones broken and re-formed ON PURPOSE! It was a sign of prestige, upper-class, and beauty. C.R.A.Z.Y. Luckily, it was eventually outlawed. But in case you have never seen what a bound foot looks like, here are some pictures that give you a good idea.
***Note: Photos are Not for the faint of heart. ***
I became interested in the whole morbid concept when I Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.
It’s an amazing book in every way you can think of.
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