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Chinese foot binding : the vanishing lotus /
A pair of small feet -- three-inch golden lilies -- were once the male-designated yardstick for feminine beauty in China. A young girl s feet were broken and bound inwards along the instep, a process that caused excruciating pain. Systematically bound, day after day, the stunted feet began to take o...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
2004.
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| Series: | Filmakers Library online.
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