foot binding
Chinese custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to modify the shape and size of their feet as a status symbol and mark of beauty, practised from 10th to early 20th centuries
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foot binding
Summary
foot binding is a Chinese culture[1]. It draws 2,118 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_culture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- foot binding is in the country of Qing dynasty[3].
- foot binding is in the country of Republic of China[4].
- foot binding is in the country of Yuan dynasty[5].
- foot binding is in the country of Ming dynasty[6].
- foot binding is in the country of Northern Song dynasty[7].
- foot binding's image is recorded as GebundenerFuss.jpg[8].
- foot binding's instance of is recorded as Chinese culture[9].
- foot binding's instance of is recorded as child abuse[10].
- foot binding's instance of is recorded as body modification[11].
- foot binding's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85050424[12].
- foot binding's subclass of is recorded as body modification[13].
- foot binding's subclass of is recorded as acquired foot deformity[14].
- foot binding's subclass of is recorded as change[15].
- foot binding's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00572864[16].
- foot binding's Commons category is recorded as Foot binding[17].
- foot binding's start time is recorded as +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
- foot binding's end time is recorded as +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
- foot binding's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017zrz[20].
- foot binding's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1083180[21].
- foot binding's has cause is recorded as beauty[22].
- foot binding's has cause is recorded as foot fetishism[23].
- foot binding's facet of is recorded as women's rights[24].
- foot binding's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/footbinding[25].
- foot binding's used by is recorded as Chinese people[26].
- foot binding's BBC Things ID is recorded as 9ca9af6f-11ba-4534-8c8b-2c40b2b2e42e[27].
Why It Matters
foot binding draws 2,118 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_culture category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]