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    【】kedupbyherahandshoothepublicafterherdeath,atthe

    adssionrateofahundredallfeet

    andtheir”boeafashioniangdynasty.thecbowshoes,”

    angalley,hebeginningsor

    rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedanggirlsoftheurt,

    andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledangandurtperfuandbeaded

    curtainsandrareinse,itindshouldhaveappearedand

    putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged

    totherulerofnantangsouthetang,ashortliveddynasty,e

    poetbesides.oneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe

    stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh,hungalloveritatedbythepublidthebou

    to

    passintopoetry.the”issignifit,foritsuggeststhevoluptuous

    atsphereoftherichese,bershrareandfine

    perfuoneshavebeenten.

    thatenode

    attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlyese.aslateas1824,

    englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand

    osqueezetheirbodiesihehesewhalebones

    sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteeuryandearlyhtury

    europeaneninfaintingatthepropernt.enybefrailina,but

    ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaint.thetiptoedangoftherussianballetisbut

    anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehohe

    naofanart.

    thesllfeetofeinastrange

    andsubtleen,

    throeodehighheeledshoes,and

    effeing”alloveraofall

    attheslightesttouch.lookingataanhbou

    aropedaantalizingtothehighestdegree.theboundfootisihehighest

    sophistiagination.

    theirelyapartfrohefe,oh

    andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetish.frooshoes

    portantplaallsensualpoetry.thecultofthe”goldenlily”

    belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyu

    finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofbouaswasever

    expendedoverthebersthatreallysll

    andhanteninacity,itiseasytouand

    hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetry.fang

    hsienofthenchudynastyeairebookdevotedtothisart,classifyingthe

    bouofiveindivisionsaeentypes.reover,aboundfootshould

    beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:

    
    shouldhefaothershouldplaceher

    footinthesllhtersbaordertoobtaingoodpurchase.thereshould

    bethennodifficultyinkiayset.”

    thiareld,andscularfeetarehard.suchfeetareincurablyvulgar.hence

    fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,

    afeetarerefinedaiful.butfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes.

    reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate

    itseleganind.

    allthoseenandthe

    persistenanchu

    eerhsitostopfootbindingangtheesehinafew

    years,andnchugirlsitatingesegirlsinthisfashionuntil

    eeror.thersedtheirgirls

    togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa

    asureofparentalfht,andabrideallfeethada

    feelinganalogoustofilialgratitude.foexttoagoodface,aanwas

    ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll

    ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraedistininanysocialgathering.her

    bouercifullypainful,duriiofgroh,but

    ifshehadawasherprideforlife.

    thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li

    juinistnovel,ghuajfuantei

    17161799,and

    ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable

    influethecustossionariesledthe

    crusade,adebtforenoughttobegrateful.butinthisthe

    ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forese

    enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitute.they

    enhaninggaitaheillusionthatthe

    feetaresllerthantheyreallyare.liliioninhisessays

    ooflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseehreeincheshoutheeledshoes

    aoffourorfiveinepladfeltthat

    thethreeiarebiggerthanthefourorfivei.becausehheels,the

    toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade

    baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat.”s

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