Yesterday I received an email with the below photographs attached: a series of very compelling images capturing remnants of the old Chinese practice of foot binding. After a cursory attempt to find an original source for these photos I only found this... ...full story at Danwei
from Danwei on Thu, Jul 17 2008
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Chinese Foot Binding: Suffering for Beauty »
YouTube video Chinese foot binding was a custom that women practiced (in China) for over one thousand years before it was banned in 1911.
Many people find this practice to be bizarre and unusual just because it is different than their own cultures. |
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Photo of the Day: Sleepy feet » Shanghaiist Photo from brightcandle. Share with us how you see Shanghai, or China! Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos to photos[at]shanghaiist.com. |
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