WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -footbinding, cultural practice, existing in China from the 10th century until the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, that involved tightly bandaging the feet of women to alter their shape for aesthetic purposes. Related Topics: body modifications and mutilations foot.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the Zhou dynasty, Chinese society was decidedly patriarchal, with female and male social roles determined by a strict, feudal hierarchy.

Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, the process was so crucial to a woman’s status in China that a girl with natural, unbound feet had limited marriage prospects, while girls with tiny, well-bound feet increased their chances of marrying into a good family and moving up in society.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did Chinese girls have their feet bound? Chinese girls had their feet bound by bending all of the toes except the big toe under the foot using strips of cloth. The strips were changed every month. The process was very painful and the damage permanent.