Speak of 3 inches of Jin Lian, a lot of youths may understand not quite now, see the old person of these foot-binding very hard also. But before more than 10 years, a lot of places still can see the old lady of foot-binding, their lean on a stick is worn crutch is striding tottering of a pair of bound feet. The woman of foot-binding of clear minor details is in the photograph, there still is a water pipe on the table. About the origin of foot-binding, someone says is only then at the Five Dynasties, but the Er woman of the Five Dynasties is not true foot-binding, however when dancing now and then the package that use silk is full. In addition, she also does not have the follow the lead of because of its person. " Na Tangshu " on after saying Xiaozhou " portable gold is walked on, delimit socks goes come " , just also say she is dress sock, do not have foot-binding. It is actually at the beginning of Northen Song Dynasty year have not appear foot-binding phenomenon, zhang Bangji ever was in " Zhuang Man employs Chinese ink " mention in one book " woman foot-binding, only then at recent " , this shows foot-binding just appears at the certain period of Northen Song Dynasty. In 3 inches of Jin Lian " lotus " it is to point to has wrapped foot, be not all feet is 3 inches of Jin Lian, they return cent to be by the size of dimension " Yin Lian " , " Tie Lian " , only 3 inches bound feet ability is called " Jin Lian " . "Jin Lian " want not only small even bend is curved, everybody can imagine this is abusive right woman harm has at that time how old. Foot-binding wants commonly from very small begin to tangle, control in 5 years old probably. Still be in because of this moment child development, easier model form, often be the sole of 4 toe along with outside growing list to will divide thumb with is folded to arch, toe of as time passes and sole broke off. The dot of foot-binding of clear minor details is in the photograph, the sample that also does not pass 45 years old it seems that. The parent that everybody may feel these give the child foot-binding too firm, how to fall got a hand? Actually they also feel distressed, but the society at that time, the person is not married after foot-binding is likely bad to marry, must do so. The girl of other people of two large family is in the photograph. It is about the ancients why foot-binding, the view is differ. Have saying is to arrest a woman Gong Xing gives a wall, because the woman is after foot-binding, action inconvenience, make the sort of issue not quite easily. But also have the morbid state that says foot-binding is to satisfy archaic male aesthetic, archaic bookman returned summary to give bound feet even " 3 beauty " , " 4 beauty " . Foot-binding of speak bluntly of Li Yu of the bookman at the beginning of Qing Dynasty is to satisfy the man's sexual desire, he is in " idle affection is sent occasionally " sum up even in one book went out to include, suck, lick, bite etc 48 in play a way, it is stare tongue-tied letting a person really. There is foot-binding of woman of the Han nationality only at that time nevertheless, minority and southern guest family are not of foot-binding. Quiet day is entered after closing, although public proclamation prohibits foot-binding, but ban repeatedly however more than. Young lady of other people of this large family in the photograph is wrapping bound feet, tire also is to imitate Manchu style, the shoe on the foot still joined the horse's hoof foundation of Manchu woman shoe on original basis, such walking rise no-goer. The young lady of large family other people and servant girl. The young lady that sees station inter from inside the photograph wrapped a pair of bound feet, two slave girl and do not have foot-binding. Because young lady of large family other people does not need work,can be so, and servant girl needs to do work, wrapped a foot to act no-go. After quiet day is ruined, of foot-binding abusive by abolish. But still a lot of people are not willing to change, till emancipatory eve still a lot of girls are enforced by the parent foot-binding, this also is the reason of the old lady that why can still see a lot of foot-binding before more than 10 years. The imperial mandate madam that clear minor details is wrapping bound feet is in the photograph.