![Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/05/17/10/gettyimages-73616775.jpg)
Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent
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Dr.Weird - Foot binding began in the Sung dynasty(CE 960–1280) in China .The bandages that were used to bind young girls' feet caused a noticeable foreshortening of the feet. It began as
The Lotus Feet History Foot binding was the Chinese custom of applying tight wrappings to the feet of young girls to modify their shape and size. The practice possibly originated among upper
![An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as](https://i.redd.it/jfi2nsijyek81.jpg)
An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as
![Foot-binding in ancient China: When women fought against their genes to be beautiful, Society News - ThinkChina Foot-binding in ancient China: When women fought against their genes to be beautiful, Society News - ThinkChina](https://dwvyw8kf1avne.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/articles/20210112_59938899_a6befab6-4b4b-4f69-826d-a9055464f006.jpg)