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In the first step of footbinding, the four smallest toes were painfully pressed against the sole of the foot with a cotton cloth. The cloth used was two inches wide and ten feet long. The largest toe was the only toe that was free from the binding. ... Nagao Ryuzo, a Japanese scholar and sociologist, said that the effect...
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bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/horizons_1999/footbinding2...
bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/horizons_1999/footbinding2.html
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"When the Japanese took control of Taiwan in 1895 they outlawed foot-binding, but studied it. Japanese doctors took X-rays of women with bound feet and compared them with those with normal feet. They found the skeletal structure was identical.
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www.romanization.com/books/formosan_odyssey/footbinding...
www.romanization.com/books/formosan_odyssey/footbinding.html
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The results of Japanese foot binding… Can you say DEFORMED! ... Just came in to say that footbinding wasn't a Japanese practice. ...
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message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=8655
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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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www.angelfire.com/ca/beekeeper/foot.html
www.angelfire.com/ca/beekeeper/foot.html
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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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www.yutopian.com/arts/five/FB.html
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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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academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/studpages/ven...
academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/studpages/vento.html
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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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In the case of Chinese foot-binding, the practice is thought to have endured for almost a millennium."; ... The Japanese have focused on the nape of the neck as an important point of a woman's beauty.By shifting much of the visual interest to the posterior, the eye is necessarily drawn to look at the body from that perspective.
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www.thecityreview.com/extreme.html
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Foot binding was practiced in China for 1000 years. Young girls would have their feet wrapped, thus limiting the normal development and essentially crippling them. Today, it is a prominent cause of disability among elderly Chinese women. ... This is a rich part of Chinese/Japanese history. Although it is an unfortunate and...
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hvattum.net/2007/05/19/chinese-foot-binding/
hvattum.net/2007/05/19/chinese-foot-binding/
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