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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But China is enslaved to customs, and to make a law against the custom of foot binding plunges the Emperor into a sea of trouble. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

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 ...

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 ...