When did foot binding begin?
Q: When did foot binding begin?
A: Foot binding began at the court of the Song dynasty, which was between 960 and 1279 CE.
Q: What was the purpose of foot binding?
A: Foot binding was a sign of social status. It meant that a woman did not have to do hard work and had higher social standing.
Q: How long were feet bound for?
A: Feet were usually bound in order to make them about 3 inches (7.6 cm) long, at most.
Q: What happened when the Manchuria created the Qing dynasty?
A: The Manchurian emperors wrote many laws banning foot binding, but they were not very effective.
Q: What happened in 1874 regarding foot binding?
A: In 1874, the first anti-footbinding committee was held in Shanghai by a British priest.
Q: How did Western fashion affect China during the early 20th century?
A: During the early 20th century, Western fashion started to influence China more and more.
Q: When did foot binding finally end in China?
A: Foot binding was outlawed by the People's Republic of China in 1998 when the last factory making shoes for bound-feet women stopped production in Harbin, China.
