![Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known](https://preview.redd.it/km4oxk4jq5b81.jpg?auto=webp&s=b4f7241f35b77cd59b63858153046539c0ace9ee)
Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known
![The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/6/12/1434121503953/774e2eab-a8e6-4d5f-972b-7a118c03e89d-2060x1030.jpeg?width=465&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none)
The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian
Pandora's Box - Lotus Feet Foot binding was the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to modify the shape of their feet. It was practiced in China
![Grandmother uncovers her deformed bound feet which were supposed to make women look 'sexier' | Daily Mail Online Grandmother uncovers her deformed bound feet which were supposed to make women look 'sexier' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/08/11/10739710-0-image-a-53_1552046024832.jpg)
Grandmother uncovers her deformed bound feet which were supposed to make women look 'sexier' | Daily Mail Online
![Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot-binding | The Independent | The Independent Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot-binding | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/05/17/10/gettyimages-73616775.jpg)
Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot-binding | The Independent | The Independent
![Dr. M.F. Khan on Twitter: "Lotus foot; It is not clear why this tradition appeared during period of Song dynasty (10th-13th centuries) in China, and became a status symbol for women and Dr. M.F. Khan on Twitter: "Lotus foot; It is not clear why this tradition appeared during period of Song dynasty (10th-13th centuries) in China, and became a status symbol for women and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSHqR11aUAECV7Q.jpg)
Dr. M.F. Khan on Twitter: "Lotus foot; It is not clear why this tradition appeared during period of Song dynasty (10th-13th centuries) in China, and became a status symbol for women and
![Peabody Museum on Twitter: "This week's Extraordinary Things theme is "Beauty and the Beholder." Lotus shoes were worn by Chinese women with bound feet. Beauty standards eventually changed, and foot binding fell Peabody Museum on Twitter: "This week's Extraordinary Things theme is "Beauty and the Beholder." Lotus shoes were worn by Chinese women with bound feet. Beauty standards eventually changed, and foot binding fell](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhfZ-REWAAUoY0O.jpg)