Foot-binding, a feudal bad habit that tortured women for nearly a thousand years

There are many beautiful traditions in ancient times, which are praised by modern people. We generally call it feudal bad habits. For example, Xiao Ming, as a reliable five-good young man, finally reached the point of talking about marriage with his sweetheart in his second year of high school. But the parents refused on the grounds that the door was wrong. And forced the silly girl next door to be Xiaoming's wife. This is one of the feudal bad habits-arranged marriage. Another example-Xiaoli is a very knowledgeable and motivated young woman. Her favorite book is Jing M.Guo's masterpiece "Regret for the Past". One day, while she was grasping the essence of this book, her father suddenly slapped her with a big mouth. And said bitterly to her-""How can you read such a good book? Girls can't be educated like this, you are wicked. "This is one of the feudal bad habits-a woman without talent is virtue. However, the above two kinds of feudal bad habits are at most traumatic to children's young minds and have no harm to their bodies. In contrast, having a bad habit is even worse. It will cause a double blow to the body and mind and cause irreversible harm to the victim. This bad habit is foot binding. Foot-binding is one of the feudal bad habits that entrap women in ancient times. There are three main theories about its origin. The first statement is even more absurd-it is said that Shang Zhouwang's concubine da ji is a fox. However, due to poor professional level, da ji exposed the fox's feet in the process of mutation. Feet will never become human feet. In order to hide his fox's identity, da ji had to wrap his feet in cloth. All the other women in the palace thought that da ji was favored by heaven, because she wrapped her feet, so they began to follow in her footsteps. In this way, the tradition of foot binding has been passed down. The second argument comes from anecdotal stories-according to legend, Emperor Yang Di, who hated dogs, recruited many beautiful women to play with eagles and catch chickens when he was on a boat trip. A woman named Wu Yueniang got in and wanted to kill Emperor Yang Di. She hid the knife under her feet and wrapped it in cloth. In order to attract others' attention, a lotus flower was specially carved on the sole. Every step underground prints a big lotus flower, which is naturally full of coquettish spirit when walking. As it happens, Emperor Yang Di is a foot fetish in his bones. He saw the beautiful Bai Lianhua blooming underground, and the spark in his chest was unbearable. He immediately called Wu Yueniang to his side and carefully tried to play with Wu Yueniang's little feet. Thus, a good play of Jing Ke stabbing the king of Qin was staged. Of course, Wu Yueniang will end up like Jing Ke. Mission failure, sudden death. But this story is widely circulated among the people. In order to learn from Wu Yueniang's spirit of daring to fight, dare to do and dare to act, later women began to bind their feet. The third statement is more reliable-in the Five Dynasties, Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was an emperor with artistic bacteria. In order to appreciate his wife's graceful dancing, he specially made a lotus stage made of gold. Let the wife jump on it with her feet wrapped. If this rumor is reliable, Li can be said to be the earliest founder of ballet. No matter which of these three rumors is true, foot binding really began to be recorded in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo, a great writer at that time, followed suit and said, "Little feet are wonderful, and a woman with little feet can't run away.". But generally speaking, the Song Dynasty was still in the primary stage of foot binding. After the development of Yuan and Ming Dynasties, foot-binding culture finally reached its peak in Qing Dynasty. Although the rulers of the Manchu dynasty explicitly prohibited foot binding, they could not stop the people from eagerly binding their feet. Foot binding has gradually developed into a unique craft. At that time, people had summed up the mature five-part series of foot binding. The first step is to try foot binding-when a woman is a baby of five or six years old. Soak your feet with hot water first, and bend all four toes except the big toe to the soles of your feet while it is hot. Sprinkle preservatives and wrap them in cloth. Step 2, try to tighten it-loosen it twice a week after wrapping it, and wrap it again after washing, and tighten it every time. The third step, the fourth step and the fifth step are all tightly wrapped-wrapped in tips (toes), thin feet (feet) and bends (feet). Finally, the effect of three inches of golden lotus (about ten centimeters) is achieved. The tight wrapping stage is the most painful. During this period, toes may dislocate and rot. Tearing off the foot wrap is a mess. Sleeping at night will wake you up in pain. Every step and every movement will bring great pain. Of course, it is conceivable that feet wrapped in this way must stink. However, at that time, men, women and children all had unique oriental aesthetics, and smelly was beauty. People often judge women's feet from many angles such as shape, size, decoration and smell. Spectacular degree is almost equal to "Victoria's Secret". Some people even created a new abnormal way of playing-drinking with shoes worn by women after foot binding. One of the most famous wine tasters is Gu Hongming in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, British journalists and Gu Hongming had a heated debate on the issue of small feet. English: It is not ergonomic to put 100 Jin of meat on your feet. Gu: Isn't that what you do in ballet? English: Foot-binding is an abnormal hobby of China people, right? Gu: How dare you waist-bound people call us foot-binding? English: People in China like to smell their feet ... Gu Yongqiang: Hello, you British people used to smell stinky cheese before eating it. Gu Hongming's attack with one shot and one stick made British journalists run away. So, how did this anti-human abnormal bad taste come into being? There are probably three reasons-the first is the influence of the ruling class on the people. Most of the dark technologies and bad tastes in the world were invented by boring upper-class people. So is foot binding. The royal family played an exemplary role in the Song Dynasty. They first exhibited foot fetishism and took the lead in pursuing little feet in the palace. People naturally began to follow suit. The second reason is that foot-binding is beneficial to imprison women at home. Because foot binding causes foot deformity, it is extremely inconvenient for women to stand and walk It is greatly restricted in labor and communication. On the one hand, women can no longer go out surfing anytime and anywhere and cuckold men. On the other hand, even if women have any dissatisfaction, it is hard to resist and escape. In this way, the social status of men has undoubtedly been consolidated. In a patriarchal society, any means to consolidate male status will be carried forward. The third reason is that the acid literati added fuel to the fire. At that time, the world was getting worse and worse, and the yellow industry was extremely developed. Many young artists run to brothels and play the game of "drinking" with their little feet. Not only that, but some sour scholars also regard exploring little feet as learning. Don't hesitate, take the time to write an article and evaluate it carefully. And these literati and poets are all ancient propaganda tools. With their help, foot-binding culture has naturally become a climate. Based on the above three reasons, foot-binding culture has been popular for nearly a thousand years. However, specific to different places, foot binding has produced new variations. At that time, there were seven schools of foot-binding in China—Yangzhou Foot in Jiangsu—slender and straight foot in Ningbo, Zhejiang—Yiyang, Hunan, short and long back, round as horseshoe foot—Shunde, Guangdong, thin and short, straight instep—Taiwan Province, Fujian, short and pointed foot—Suzhou, short and convex back—slightly warped tip, Datong, Shanxi, fat—thin and small, sharp and pointed. Different kinds of feet brought different feelings to ancient people. I believe that at that time, there must be a man's dream to collect seven kinds of women's feet. Just like today, someone wants to collect the girlfriend of 12 constellation.