Grandmother Ma You Fen's got little feet - China Yunnan

in Taun Shan village, Yunnan, you still can see old women with little feet, bound feet in reality...In the area of Dali, i saw many. For those who do not know what means "little feet": in (not so) ancient times, the feet of the girls were bound, and couldn't have a normal size, a normal development...In fact, the feet are not small, they are broken, and look like a closed hand, if you see what i mean... It used to be a beauty sign... China

A Taun Shan, vers Jianshui une vieille femme de 85 ans, Ma You Fen, qui a des "petits pieds". Signe de beauté ultime jusque dans les années 40, la pratique a disparu. En réalité, les pieds ne sont pas "petits": l'os se fracture au niveau du coup de pied, et les doigts de pieds se developpent sous la plante des pieds... comme une main fermée...
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