Most Chinese people have shown little interest in Farrell's work. The practice of foot binding is something most would prefer to forget. They see it recalling a more "backwards" time. Many of ...

In this short film the practice of foot binding is explained and illustrated through interviews and artifacts. Set in an informal museum of foot binding shoes, the styles, decoration and process ...

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 ...