Thursday, February 10, 2011

What is the process of foot binding in ancient China?

At the ages between 5 and 8, young girls mothers bent their feet back till the bone broke. This caused deformity. Their feet were wrapped in cloth that pushed all 4 toes on each foot down and around under the balls of their feet. The cloths were changed daily. After their foot had "healed" they put their wooden shoes on and finally they had small feet.

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