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Question by  112742 (67)

How long was Chinese foot binding practiced?

It seems so cruel.

 
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Answer by  johnresa (2455)

Chinese foot binding was practiced for about one thousand years. This practiced spanned from the 10th century until the 20th century.

 
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Answer by  Silvio (61)

Yes, it's cruel. The practice is relatively recent. It was started in 17th century (in the Southern Tang dynasty says Wikipedia), so the foot binding can aprox 400 years.

 
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Answer by  mahee (720)

Ancient Chinese foot binding was a process that broke womens foot.They were depened on men as living them crippled. This process began at about age 4 to 7 years. foot would be repeatedly rebounded up till a girl stopped growing.Chinese foot binding was practiced in china about the 10th century and ended in 1911 after approximately 1000 years.

 
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