CHINESE FOOT BINDING How? What? Why?.

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CHINESE FOOT BINDING How? What? Why?

CHINESE FOOT BINDING What is it ?

What is Chinese Foot Binding? It is an attempt to make feet look smaller It is the binding of the feet DUH!

CHINESE FOOT BINDING How is it done?

Technique 4 to 7 year-old girls Feet washed & massaged

Technique Toes turned under & pressed on feet Toes pulled straight with leg

Technique Arches broken Long cotton bandage wrap

Breaking the Arch

Unwrapped Feet

Effects Extreme pain Shrunken feet Deformed & painful feet

Effects Lost Toes Infection Gangrene Death

Lotus Shoe

Shoed Foot

CHINESE FOOT BINDING Why is it done?

Legends “Lily Feet” New Moons Sympathy

Theories Control “Marriage-ability” Status Beauty

Don’t Judge! Plucking Eyebrows Getting Facelift Maiming for beauty

Eyebrow Plucking

Facelift  BEFORE AFTER 

Liposuction BEFORE AFTER

Corsets

Toupees/Wigs

The COMB-OVER

High Heels

Hmmmmm . . .

Manchu Dynasty ended in 1911 Foot binding then outlawed End of Foot Binding Manchu Dynasty ended in 1911 Foot binding then outlawed

Assignment Write 3-5 sentences telling what you think about this practice Knowing the lifetime of pain it caused, why would mothers bind their daughters’ feet? (3-5 sentences)

Assignment Name four ways men and women today change their appearance. Why do they do it? 2 ways for men, 2 for women 3-5 sentences per example