When girls were young, they would bandage tightly their feet so that they could not grow. What would really happen is the bones would break and the foot was "folded" small enough to fit a baby sized shoe. It looks really awful without the shoe on; tiny feet were considered very attractive and a sign of being upper class; as the women really couldn't use the feet when they grew up, they were expected to do no menial work.
people at that time thought that small feet looked better.
your answer IS CHINESE FOOT BINDING WAS A PROCESS TO MAKE A GIRLS FEET SMALLER. IN THE HOPES THAT ONE DAY SHE WOULD MARRY INTO MONEY.
It isn't known who in particular started the practice of Chinese foot binding. One idea is that it may have started with upper-class court dancers. It became a common widespread practice for all but the poorest working class people.
it stated in the late 70s
foot binding
Foot binding
Foot binding was considered to be a norm. Woman bound their feet because they thought smaller feet were more feminine. It was a tradition and custom of the Chinese back then. It was not known then the long term harm it was doing to the females. There basically was no reason for the Chinese government to enforce any rules or laws about it.
Foot binding
Foot binding lasted for approx. 1000 years.
thousands of years ago for woman to be considered as beautiful they would do something to their feet called foot binding
foot binding
Yes, foot binding is briefly mentioned in The Joy Luck Club, in the context of Old China customs and the struggles faced by Chinese women. The novel highlights the lasting impacts of this painful practice on the characters and their relationships.