It was an excruciatingly painful practice that maimed the feet of millions of Chinese girls and women for centuries: foot-binding. Tiny “golden lotus” feet – achieved through breaking girls ...

Foot binding, or ‘lotus feet’, stands as a symbol of a bygone China. Alongside seedy opium dens, the practice has since disappeared (it was banned by the government in the early 20th Century ...

In rural China, where the neon lights of the country’s big cities don’t shine, traces of the old country remain—hidden in tiny shoes. Foot binding, the cruel practice of mutilating the feet ...

“Bound Feet in China,” a 1937 article in The ... In many cases the intense pain of foot-binding was exacerbated by infection (which sometimes led to gangrene), hindered circulation, and ...

For almost a millennium, the practice of foot binding was prevalent across Chinese society, starting with the wealthier classes but over the years spreading down through urban and then poorer ...

It took place during a segment on the social changes that affected Chinese women in the late 13th century. These changes can be illustrated by the practice of female foot-binding. Some early ...

Foot-binding was practiced for about 1,000 years in China. The memory of this practice ... consequences throughout their lives, including infections, lost toes, lost mobility, pain during walking ...

The pictures showing the realities of foot-binding under the Qing dynasty, who ruled from 1644 to 1912. Once their rule was over, life in China changed dramatically, and many ancient traditions ...

Foot binding, also known as "Lotus Feet", was a common Chinese custom that lasted for ... "She said it was so painful and that her feet had infections in the first year as it's difficult to ...

The tradition, known as foot binding, eventually came to symbolize China's backwardness, a relic from the country's distant past. But despite the efforts of reformists, foot binding persisted well ...

Hong Kong (CNN)It was an excruciatingly painful practice that maimed the feet of millions of Chinese girls and women for centuries: foot-binding. Tiny "golden lotus" feet -- achieved through ...