Foot binding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Foot binding (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin#ifeq:yes: chánzú nonononono, literally "bound feet") was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand...
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So exactly what is foot binding? In a nutshell it was an attempt to stop the growth of the feet. It usually began somewhere between the ages of four and seven. Possibly even later if the family was poor and needed their daughter to do work around the house or farm.
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The origin of foot binding can be traced back to the Five Dynasties. The last Emperor of South Tang, Li Yu, allegedly ordered his concubine to dance in front of him in bound feet on top of a 'Golden Lily Platform'.
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In the 10th century, in China, legend says a prince began the practice of foot binding because he loved the small "Lily Feet" of his concubine. ...
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library.thinkquest.org/J0111742/footbinding.htm
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Chinese foot binding was once used as a measure of beauty in China. Chinese foot binding was started in the Southern Tang Dynasty but then outlawed in the 20th century. ... The Origins of Chinese Foot Binding...
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The first documented reference to the actual binding of a foot is from the court of the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, which celebrates the fame of its dancing girls renowned for their tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes.[2] The practice apparently became the standard for feminine beauty in the imperial court,
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The History of Foot Binding ... The term 'foot binding' is self-explanatory. It brings to mind images of ancient Chinese rickshaws, dainty shoes and women with feet grotesquely contorted by swaths of bandages, usually accompanied by the reek of infected, gangrenous flesh.
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Lesson plan on foot binding in China. This is a sample from the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project's award winning lesson compilation: Golden Legacy. ... Students will become aware of the old Chinese custom of foot binding. Students will become aware that few Chinese women in American had bound feet,
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www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/sum-inst/links/bd-feet.htm
www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/sum-inst/links/bd-feet.htm
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