Today, I got the APP to listen to books and shared a book called "Foot Binding". After listening to it, I was very touched, so I would like to chat a few words.
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Three inches is a golden lotus, four inches is an anemone, and five inches is an iron lotus. I don’t know how many friends have heard of this saying. The smaller, the more beautiful, " Three-inch Golden Lotus " is actually reflected in many books or film and television works describing ancient times.
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But our contemporary people know more about and (foot binding). After the late Qing Dynasty, there should be more.
My grandmother was probably one of the last people with bound feet. From the time I can remember, she always walked with a cane and walked tremblingly.
Today, my grandma has passed away for many years, but when I hear about foot binding, I can’t help but think of her. She was so kind, so benevolent, and such a respectful old man who deeply loved us younger generations.
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A pair of bound feet, a bucket of tears.
This is an explanation of the life-long pain that people with bound feet have to go through. Due to years of foot binding, their feet are completely deformed, especially the four toes except the thumb, which all stick to the soles of the feet.
I don’t know if it’s really hereditary. My mother’s and my feet have two or three toes, which are attached to the soles of the feet. Because of this, my feet will be very painful and uncomfortable when walking for a long distance. Imagine, in the morning In those years, women had their feet bound, with four fingers bound to the soles of their feet, and they would be bound for a lifetime. How painful it must have been.
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Because the feet are bound, it is not only inconvenient to walk or work, but also after a period of time, they have to be taken off and cleaned. The process is not only long, but also accompanied by indescribable pain, not only visually , as well as smell and emotion. For this kind of feeling, it is better not to go to the meeting.
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Perhaps for many women today, many old habits, old customs, old etiquette, etc. are incredible.
However, the time when footbinding (foot binding) disappeared is actually not that long ago. Maybe it still exists in some underdeveloped areas and places with relatively congested traffic, but it is definitely in the era of gradually disappearing and withdrawing from the stage of history.
Regarding the liberation of women, I personally feel that the ban on foot binding is a milestone. It is important in many aspects, whether it is for women's freedom of movement, spiritual freedom, or for flaunting individuality, gender equality, landmark event.
What do you think?
