Comments on: Photos of Foot Binding – An Ancient Chinese Custom

By: Nairobian Perspective

Nairobian Perspective — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:32:56 +0000

self inflicted pain in the name of a custom, its good that the same is not being practiced in this modern day unless…………

By: SAMMY

SAMMY — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:51:28 +0000

this is so nasty. why i the world wud people do such a this. i mean if you like it then do it on yourself. don’t make others suffer and die from it . that just doesn’t make sense.

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:58:38 +0000

Yes – these photos are quite graphic. The custom was heinous & cruel to women. They had NO purpose in life except to give birth to sons to carry on the family name & traditions. I can’t imagine not running far – far away from home (like to another country!) if anyone tried to do this to me!

By: jake

jake — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:20:38 +0000

Grouse

By: dreamer

dreamer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31:03 +0000

I think this is amazing (gross but amazing) I am reading a book called ‘snow flower and the secret fan.’ it tells of a woman who went through this when she was 7. I couldnt imagine what her feet looked like, so i looked it up…it is amazing! (The book is also amazing and i suggest you read it if you are interested in 19th century china)

By: Ying-Yang

Ying-Yang — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:57:16 +0000

Wow this is incredible! Imdoing a project for English and these pictures are actually very helpful. The reason their feet had to be binded was because in oder to be attractive an get a husband you would have to have small feet. That’s sad though, how all those girls ha to go through all that pain just so they could look better! They could barely move or walk from all the pain. The worst part was that the feet would sometimes rot from the lack of circuation and stuff.That must have sucked…

By: Thuc Doan

Thuc Doan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:09:46 +0000

I’m asian and I can fit a 3 1/2 size shoes. Dopes that mean I have a small feet? When I’m wearing my 3 1/2 shoes, i feel that my foot fit perfectly into the shoes, but I like to wear size 5 1/2 better it give my foot more space to breath. Anyhow yeah I agree that is just so freaking disgusting. how the heck did they walk and dance?

By: cris

cris — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:51:04 +0000

that sick as a cat on drugs

By: nano

nano — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:14:11 +0000

why every one think its horrible i wish i have a footbinding its soooo hot

By: EB

EB — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:19:42 +0000

Read “PEONY IN LOVE”
It’s a lovely ethereal romantic novel that takes place during this period of time and details the lives of a privaledged family of females! It also describes the various females that go through this to achieve the desired “Lily feet” (as they were called).