Foot Binding In China Is Coming To An End (12 pics)

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Foot binding was a strange practice used in China for many years. It was banned by the Chinese government in 1911 but it was still practiced throughout the country until 1939. Now the last survivors of the foot binding phenomenon are being captured in these photographs.



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№1 Author: mustafa1948p (4 Aug 2014 14:41) Total user comments: 40


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and>>> why is thaat?
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№2 Author: choochwhocharlie (4 Aug 2014 16:21) Total user comments: 2136


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I don't get it
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№3 Author: Tomaz86 (4 Aug 2014 16:27) Total user comments: 10834


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Human blunders. :05: :02:
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№4 Author: Lu (4 Aug 2014 20:14) Total user comments: 15132


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Yikes! Even planking is better than this.
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№5 Author: jfr (6 Aug 2014 21:25) Total user comments: 31


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"Foot binding (also known as "Lotus feet") is the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth."
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