Foot Binding

How did foot binding get started?

• Foot binding go started by a dancer named Yao Niang in the Tenth Century

How small were the women’s feet supposed to be?

• The women wanted their feet to be about 3in. The small feet increased the women prosperity in marriage

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• What exactly happened in the process to make a girl’s feet small?
• Feet were plunged in hot water, then all toes were broken except big toe. Her arch was strained and then bound.

What d foot binding have to do w Neo-Confucianism?

• It shows how women were obedient to their husband and showed chastity.