Set in an informal museum of foot binding shoes, the styles ... Buddhism and women in China. videoBuddhism and women in China This short film features a discussion of the origins and development ...

Women who had their feet bound as children in rural China photographed by Hong Kong-based Jo Farrell Practice, also called lotus feet, was a symbol of beauty and status and was started when girls ...

Most Chinese people have shown little interest in Farrell's work. The practice of foot binding is something most would prefer to forget. They see it recalling a more "backwards" time. Many of ...

Foot binding, the practice of crushing young women's feet into tiny "lotus" feet, was widespread in China for nearly a thousand years. Long seen as a crucial way for women to elevate their status ...

Heavenly Foot Society, was a Chinese organization against foot binding, founded in 1874. It was the first organization against foot binding in China. It was founded by John Macgowan and his wife, ...

Füsse einer ins Pestspital eingelieferten Chinesin. Typische Verkrüppelung der Füsse, wie sie bei den Frauen der älteren Generation noch zu treffen ist. Abdruck nur unter Angabe "Fot. Arfo (Mauritius) ...