I have read lots of books that talk about the practice of foot binding, and I have even seen illustrations. I had no idea, however, that their were women alive in our time who had been involved in this, and I had no idea there were photos!

I pondered whether to share this with you because it might be disturbing for some readers. But I decided that the opportunity for fully understanding the lengths to which humans will go in the pursuit of beauty was greater than the “eww!” factor. Feel free to disagree in the comments.