![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 Lotus Feet History Foot binding was the Chinese custom of applying tight wrappings to the feet of young girls to modify their shape and size. The practice possibly originated among upper
![Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/320/1*YHCWaWEZJ_Sa-aID15u1YA.jpeg)
Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium
![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-73616777.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent
![Foot-binding in ancient China: When women fought against their genes to be beautiful, Society News - ThinkChina Foot-binding in ancient China: When women fought against their genes to be beautiful, Society News - ThinkChina](https://dwvyw8kf1avne.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/articles/20210112_59938899_a6befab6-4b4b-4f69-826d-a9055464f006.jpg)
Foot-binding in ancient China: When women fought against their genes to be beautiful, Society News - ThinkChina
![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?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)