![Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/05/17/10/gettyimages-73616775.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent
![Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nintchdbpict000324115471.jpg)
Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun
![Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/320/1*YHCWaWEZJ_Sa-aID15u1YA.jpeg)
Three Inch Golden Lotus. Behind the practice of foot binding | by John Dobbin | eklektikos delectus | Medium
![Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known](https://preview.redd.it/km4oxk4jq5b81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1c4ae6f8a14046401a1aff20d92b63f4626cf974)