4hw.org: three inch lotus is a kind of abnormal aesthetic in ancient times. It first appeared in Song Dynasty. At that time, people mainly looked at women's feet (pedophilia?). The smaller a woman's feet, the better. Can you think that there are three inch lotus in life now? Recently, a centenarian has become a celebrity by three inch lotus, regardless of the old's age or 'small feet', but it's very convenient to do housework. Let's come next See what's going on?
No suitable shoes in the market
Her shoes have to be made to order
On November 27, a reporter from the Chinese business daily came to Maoba village, hengxianhe Street office, Lueyang county. After driving several kilometers of mountain road, he finally arrived at the home of the centenarian Yang Xiuying, who is located on the hillside.
Just arrived at the old man's house, Yang Xiuying was carrying an electric kettle to pour water into the thermos bottle. Seeing someone coming, she hurriedly asked the guests to take their seats. The old man is hale and hearty, free to move, simple to wear, clean and tidy, and looks very capable. 'my mother has been doing housework all her life, and now she can't stay idle. She can do all the work at home. 'Xu Keye, the second son of Yang Xiuying, who is 70 years old this year, said that his mother was born on February 17, 1917, and has been 100 years old this year.
Xu said his mother, who has been a housewife for a lifetime, has never worked outside and knows no words. But the mother has always been very good, never had a serious illness, occasionally a cold and cough, take some medicine, basically did not go to the hospital.
"My mother has been a little foot bound woman ever since she was young. Relying on these small sharp feet, she walks outside her home and works. 'Xu said
Yang Xiuying said that in the feudal era, Bigfoot women were hated by others, and they could only follow the social customs at that time. They began to bind their feet since childhood and suffered a lot of crimes. In this way, they stepped on a pair of "three inch Golden Lotus", and after so many years.
'you can't buy the right shoes at all in the market. 'Xu said that her mother's shoes are all made by herself, but they can be made before. When she is older, her family will customize them outside.
Three inch lotus
Three inch lotus, which first appeared in Song Dynasty, is the extreme development of ancient women's traditional customs People call the wrapped feet 'Lotus', and the feet of different sizes are of different grades, the ones larger than four inches are' Tielian ', the four inches are' yinlian ', and the three inches are' Jinlian '. "Three inch Lotus" requires not only the feet to be as small as three inches, but also bow.
In the past, girls usually began to tie their feet when they were five or six years old. The method was to break four toes apart from the big toe and bend them to the center of the foot with long cloth, forming a 'bamboo shoot' shaped 'three inch Lotus' As we can imagine, this is usually done under the pressure of elders. Mothers or grandmothers ignore their children's tears and shouts to fulfill their responsibilities and guarantee their children's future marriage life. This kind of artificial disability behavior is popular because it creates a unique 'female beauty' in an artificial way