Foot binding was a custom practised by young girls in China starting in the 10th century until 1911 when it was banned. There are still elderly women who suffered permanent disability and deformed feet.

It’s just mind boggling how people from the olden days see these as a source of beauty.

Still look beautiful now? Her foot looks like a shoe made from human skin!

An X-Ray of a bound feet. It’s not the same feet as the previous pics.

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