Immediately after the party, the girl's mother bound her feet. Most Chinese people have shown little interest in Farrell's work. The practice of foot binding is something most would prefer to forget.

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 ...

Füsse einer ins Pestspital eingelieferten Chinesin. Typische Verkrüppelung der Füsse, wie sie bei den Frauen der älteren Generation noch zu treffen ist. Abdruck nur unter Angabe "Fot. Arfo (Mauritius) ...

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 ...

In this short film the practice of foot binding is explained and illustrated ... Consider how women have worn shoes that disfigure or injure feet in our society. Perhaps pupils can discuss how ...

And that fact has created a lucrative market for global meat companies, which make hundreds of millions of dollars each year from selling chicken paws to the Chinese. Chicken feet from overseas ...

Last year, Brazil remained China's largest chicken feet supplier, accounting for 42 per cent of its imports, while Russia moved into second place, providing 22 per cent. The US fell into fourth ...