History of Foot Binding

I was very curious to learn more about foot binding.  I've often seen lotus shoes in museums but could never quite figure things out. You can learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footbinding  and http://www.angelfire.com/ca/beekeeper/foot.html



Yikes!! 




I was also very curious to learn about "beautiful girls" and advertising. Here are a few examples




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