The last bound-feet women of China - in photographs
Hong Kong photographer Jo Farrell has tracked down some of China's last surviving women with bound feet for a book that will be launched next week in Hong Kong.
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The ancient tradition of foot binding now sounds like a barbaric practice. It involved breaking the bones of young girls’ feet and wrapping them tightly to inhibit growth - and all so they could fit into shoes 10cm long. But it’s important to remember that many of these women did so willingly, as they wanted to appear attractive and to find a husband.
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Group of Chinese women with bound feet, circa 1890
