In ancient Chinese feudal society, when girls were very young, their parents forced them to use a long strip of cloth to fold the four toes and the soles of their feet (except the thumb) into bamboo shoots, making their feet small and small. tip. This is called foot binding. The tiny feet of a woman with her feet tied up are called three-inch golden lotus .
Foot binding is a bad habit in China. It began in the Northern Song Dynasty, prevailed in the Southern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Dr. Sun Yat-sen formally prohibited bandaging his feet, and progressive young people responded. After the founding of New China, the bad habit of binding feet was completely abolished, and Chinese women were completely liberated. From the rise of the Song Dynasty to the founding of New China, it lasted a thousand years. So why did the ancients want women to bind their feet?
First of all, the patriarchal society has a strong desire to possess and control women. Women are inconvenient to move after wrapping their feet and cannot act according to their wishes, which makes it easier for men to control women. Wrapping the feet is the double bondage of women's mind and body.
Second, traditional society requires women to observe the three obediences and four virtues. If girls do not bind their feet, they will be regarded as misbehaving. Little feet have become an abnormal sign of judging a woman's behavior.
The third point is ancient perverted aesthetics. The aesthetics of women in ancient China has always been based on petiteness and feminization. At that time, men believed that women's waist circumference would become thinner after they were tied, and they would walk gracefully, highlighting the curves of women's hips and waist, and highlighting the physical characteristics of women. Therefore, the three-inch golden lotus once became an important condition for ancient Chinese women's aesthetics. Some ancient scholars often wrote articles praising women's little feet. These articles are based on passion and perverse aesthetic culture.
Fourth, binding feet is a sign of social status. By the time in the Ming Dynasty, the three-inch golden lotus basically became an important symbol of distinguishing social status and rank. At that time, girls from wealthy families only had beautiful feet.Because girls in ordinary families have to bear a certain amount of labor, it is difficult to have a standard three-inch golden lotus. At that time, the smaller a woman's feet, the higher her social status.
Of course, with the progress of the times. With the opening of society, the three-inch golden lotus has disappeared in today's society. Although modern women do not restrain their feet, in some areas, women's freedom and rights are still deeply entrenched. Therefore, we should completely abandon the ugly footwear in our hearts in order to completely liberate women.
Finally, I would like to ask readers, that is, have you found other inequalities between men and women in your daily life? Welcome to leave messages and comments.
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