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Changed Wade-Giles to Hanyu Pinyin and that fixed the links to Chinese dynasties
'''Foot-binding''' was the historical [[China|Chinese]] practice of binding the feet of female children with tight bandages to prevent them from growing, small feet being considered more attractive, and an indication of high [[class]] - women with bound feet being incapable of most physical labour, or even of walking more than a few steps unassisted.
'''Foot-binding''' was the historical [[China|Chinese]] practice of binding the feet of female children with tight bandages to prevent them from growing, small feet being considered more attractive, and an indication of high [[class]] - women with bound feet being incapable of most physical labour, or even of walking more than a few steps unassisted.
The practice is said to have originated in the imitation of the small-footed [[concubine]] Yao Niang of [[Sung Dynasty]] prince Li Yu. Its adoption as a fashion by tens of millions of Chinese women over several centuries, probably represents the most widespread fetish in human history. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942]
The practice is said to have originated in the imitation of the small-footed [[concubine]] Yao Niang of [[Song Dynasty]] prince Li Yu. Its adoption as a fashion by tens of millions of Chinese women over several centuries, probably represents the most widespread fetish in human history. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942]
Footbinding was a practice that originated to prevent women from running away from an oppressive home-life and give husbands greater control over their wives. Over time, foot-binding developed into a traditional mark of beauty, and the unbound foot became a social [[stigma]]--the sign of a peasant woman who was needed to work the fields.
Footbinding was a practice that originated to prevent women from running away from an oppressive home-life and give husbands greater control over their wives. Over time, foot-binding developed into a traditional mark of beauty, and the unbound foot became a social [[stigma]]--the sign of a peasant woman who was needed to work the fields.