The practice of Foot Binding originated the 10th century in China and required a gruesome, and painful, process to complete.   

It wasn’t until the early 20th century that foot binding was made illegal and began to die out. But it has been estimated that in the 19th century,  around 40-50% of all Chinese women may have had lotus feet. 

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