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Foot binding was a practice that originated in China over a thousand years ago. It was practiced in the country until the early 1900s.

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What is Chinese foot binding?

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.


How did foot binding physically affect women?

it made there feet swell up and there bones not devolop properly


The ancient Chinese custom that affected women which was considered beautiful and feminine but painful and often crippling?

The binding of the Feet was a custom of the upper class in China. It may have started as early as the 13th Century, and is known to have continued in a limited fashion into the 1950's. More than just binding was involved. The arch of the foot had to be broken prior to the binding! This was a very painful process.


In what country were the shoe invented?

There is much evidence that a foot covering was one of the first things made by our primitive ancestors. Necessity compelled them to invent some method of protecting their feet from the jagged rocks, burning sands, and rugged terrain over which they ranged in pursuit of food and shelter. The history of human development shows that the importance of protecting the foot was early recognized. Records of the Egyptians, the Chinese and other early civilizations all contain references to shoes. The shoe is repeatedly mentioned in the Bible and the Hebrews used it in several instances with a legal significance, notably in binding a bargain


Does foot binding still happen?

A painful process where Chinese women wrapped a bandage tightly around their feet, forcing the four small toes under the sole of the foot. This made the feet narrower and shorter and bowed the arch of the foot. It was done because it was thought to be beautiful.For the answer: NO! It was ban before the 1950's i think. Here it is: After 30 years fight - by vomen reformers and missionaires - footbinding was prohibitet in 1912you were right but actually 1949