Foot binding, the practice of crushing young women's feet into tiny "lotus" feet, was widespread in China for nearly a thousand years. Long seen as a crucial way for women to elevate their status ...

Women who had their feet bound as children in rural China photographed by Hong Kong-based Jo Farrell Practice, also called lotus feet, was a symbol of beauty and status and was started when girls ...

Set in an informal museum of foot binding shoes, the styles ... Buddhism and women in China. videoBuddhism and women in China This short film features a discussion of the origins and development ...