Photo-Exhibition: The Last Ladies with Bound Feet

Last Updated: 25/04/2024 | Posted by: Cafezarah
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Date
January 17 - March 13, 2019
Time
7pm
Venues
Venue Name
Cafe Zarah
Address
46 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District
Phone
8403 9807

Jan 17–  March 13 2019
Opening Jan 17 2019, 7pm

During the 19th century it was estimated that around half of all Chinese women had bound feet.
Foot binding started in the Song Dynasty and was outlawed after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1912.
Despite this it was still practice not only in remote areas but also in big cities like Beijing.
These days foot binding no longer exist but you can still find some older ladies who suffered tremendously when they were trying to achieve the perfect little foot.
The exhibition shares some of the stories of the very last ladies left with bound feet.

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