![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/hd-composite-china-v2.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=750&h=500&crop=1)
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
![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?auto=webp&s=b4f7241f35b77cd59b63858153046539c0ace9ee)
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
![Pain or poverty? Foot binding tradition in Qing dynasty left Chinese women with tough dilemma | South China Morning Post Pain or poverty? Foot binding tradition in Qing dynasty left Chinese women with tough dilemma | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/d8/images/methode/2021/11/10/30f792c8-420b-11ec-b9bb-5bc84a21bb41_image_hires_192103.jpg?itok=Y4kIdp2U&v=1636543272)
Pain or poverty? Foot binding tradition in Qing dynasty left Chinese women with tough dilemma | South China Morning Post
![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/nintchdbpict000324115469.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
![The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/6/12/1434121503953/774e2eab-a8e6-4d5f-972b-7a118c03e89d-2060x1030.jpeg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2936b43795d37c941c858842ef156305)
The last women in China with bound feet: 'They thought it would give them a better life' | Art and design | The Guardian
![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)