#6 Seated here with her feet up is a ‘lily-footed’ woman – a term for those who had their feet bound as children. In the Chinese culture of the time, the size of a girl’s feet were as important (if not more so) than the appearance of her face.

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#6 Seated here with her feet up is a ‘lily-footed’ woman – a term for those who had their feet bound as children. In the Chinese culture of the time, the size of a girl’s feet were as important (if not more so) than the appearance of her face.

Rare Historic Photos of Chinese Women in the 1860s

#6 Seated here with her feet up is a ‘lily-footed’ woman – a term for those who had their feet bound as children. In the Chinese culture of the time, the size of a girl’s feet were as important (if not more so) than the appearance of her face.

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