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knockagainsteachother”shekneshealkingabout
psyuchartisticfinesseheappreciationof
differenttypesofboundfeetasoftangpoetry
eersthatreallysllandwererare;perhapsless
thanteninaovedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetryfanghsienofthenchudynastyean
entirebookdevotedtothisart;aindivisionsand
eighteentypesreover;aboundfootshouldbeafat;bsoftandgelegant;
sosaysfang:
thinfeetareld;andscularfeetarehardsuchfeetareincurablyvulgarhence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch;softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye;
andelegantfeetarerefinedandbeautifulbutfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh;
softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding;andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes
reover;youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate
itseleganind
allthoseenandthe
persistenanchu
eerorkanghsitostopfootbindingangthechinesehinafew
years;andnchugirlsitatingchinesegirlsinthisfashionuntil
eerorthersedtheirgirls
togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa
asureofparentalforesight;andabrideallfeethada
feelinganalogoustofilialgratitudefoexttoagoodface;aanwas
ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet;asdeenareproudoftheirsll
ankles;forthesefeetgaveheraniediatedistinctioninanysocial
ytiindsandnsiderable
influencebutthecustossionariesledthe
crusade;adebtforenoughttobegratefulbutinthisthe
ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances;forchinese
enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitutethey
enhanincinggaitandcreatetheillusionthatthe
feetaresllerthantheyreallyareliliioninhisessays
ontheartoflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseenfeetofthreeincheshoutheeledshoes
andfeetoffourorfiveineplace;andfeltthat
thethreeinchfeetarebiggerthanthefourorfiveinchfeetbecausehheels;the
toespointdopointed;houtheels;thejade
baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat”such
profoundobservationonthedetailsofanidlelifeisaleristifthe
chinesegenius
viiiencipation
theseclusionofenhasnohasgonesofastthatpeoplechina
tenyearsagofind;oningback;achangeintheental
outlookofostprofoundnviperant;grace;bearingandspiritof
independenode”girlsoftenortyriadinfluences
areataybecalledthee
influences
speonarittingsexual
equality;therenaissancestartedin191617;headedbydrhushihandchentuhsiu;
denounand
thedoublesexstandard;theyfourthventorstudentventof1919;
broughtaboutbythesecretsellingofchinabythealliesattheversaillesnference;
andprecipitatingtheactiveparttakeninpoliticsbyboy
viifootbinding
thenatureandoriginoffootbindinghasbeengreatlysunderstoodsohohas
stoodasasyoloftheseclusionandsuppressionofen;andverysuitablyso
thegreatnfucianscholarghuhsiofthesungdynastyhusiasticin
introdueansofspreadingchineseculture
andteaenandenbutifithadbeenregardedonlyasa
syolofthesuppressionofen;thershavebeensoenthusiasticin
bindingthefeetoftheiryoungdaughtersactually;footbindings
naturethroughoutitsoriginedlyintheurtsoflicentiouskings;its
popularityenensfeetandshoesasa
lovefetishandonthefeninegaiturallyfollospopularityh
enensfavour
thetioforiginofthisinstitutionissubjecttodebate;e
unnecessary;sinceitorepropertospeakofits”evolution”theonly
properdefinitionoffootbindingisthebindingofthefeetbylongyardsofbinding
edtobefirstdefinitelyntioned
innnectionhnantanghouchu;inthefirstpartofthetenthcentury;orbefore
thesungdynastyyangkystillks;foroneofher
socks
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kedupbyherahandshoothepublicafterherdeath;atthe
adssionrateofahundredallfeet
andtheir”boeafashioninthetangdynastythecbowshoes;”
angalley;hebeginningsor
rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedancinggirlsoftheurt;
andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledancingandurtperfuandbeaded
curtainsandrareincense;itindshouldhaveappearedand
putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged
totherulerofnantangsouthetang;ashortliveddynasty;e
poetbesidesoneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe
stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh;hungalloveritatedbythepublic;andtheboundfeet
to
passintopoetrythe”issignificant;foritsuggeststhevoluptuous
atsphereoftherichchinese;bershrareandfine
perfuoneshavebeenten
thatenode
attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlychineseaslateas1824;
englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand
osqueezetheirbodiesinsidethehesewhalebones
sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteenthcenturyandearlynieenthcentury
europeaneninfaintingatthepropetenybefrailinchina;but
ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaintthetiptoedancingoftherussianballetisbut
anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehonouredhthe
naofanart
thesllfeetofenseyesbutinastrange
andsubtleen;
throeodehighheeledshoes;and
effeing”alloverandreadytofall
attheslightesttouchlookingataanhboundfeet
aropedancer;tantalizingtothehighestdegreetheboundfootisindeedthehighest
sophistiagination
then;entirelyapartfrohefeninegait;nhadetoh
andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetishfrooshoes
portantplaceinallsensualpoetrythecultofthe”goldenlily”
belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyuchartistic
finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofboundfeetaswasever
expendedoverthebersthatreallysll
andhanteninacity;itiseasytounderstand
hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetryfang
hsienofthenchudynastyeanentirebookdevotedtothisart;classifyingthe
boundfeetintofiveindivisionsandeighteentypesreover;aboundfootshould
beafat;bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:
1afashionjoualofthetisays:”heneays;theyounglady
shouldhefaothershouldplaceher
footinthesllofherdaughtersbackinordertoobtaingoodpurchasethereshould
bethennodifficultyinkingthestayset”
thinfeetareld;andscularfeetarehardsuchfeetareincurablyvulgarhence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch;softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye;
andelegantfeetarerefinedandbeautifulbutfatnessdoesnotdependo