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【】kedupbyherahandshoothepublicafterherdeath,atthe
adssionrateofahundredallfeet
andtheir”boeafashioniangdynasty.thecbowshoes,”
angalley,hebeginningsor
rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedanggirlsoftheurt,
andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledangandurtperfuandbeaded
curtainsandrareinse,itindshouldhaveappearedand
putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged
totherulerofnantangsouthetang,ashortliveddynasty,e
poetbesides.oneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe
stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh,hungalloveritatedbythepublidthebou
to
passintopoetry.the”issignifit,foritsuggeststhevoluptuous
atsphereoftherichese,bershrareandfine
perfuoneshavebeenten.
thatenode
attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlyese.aslateas1824,
englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand
osqueezetheirbodiesihehesewhalebones
sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteeuryandearlyhtury
europeaneninfaintingatthepropernt.enybefrailina,but
ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaint.thetiptoedangoftherussianballetisbut
anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehohe
naofanart.
thesllfeetofeinastrange
andsubtleen,
throeodehighheeledshoes,and
effeing”alloveraofall
attheslightesttouch.lookingataanhbou
aropedaantalizingtothehighestdegree.theboundfootisihehighest
sophistiagination.
theirelyapartfrohefe,oh
andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetish.frooshoes
portantplaallsensualpoetry.thecultofthe”goldenlily”
belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyu
finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofbouaswasever
expendedoverthebersthatreallysll
andhanteninacity,itiseasytouand
hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetry.fang
hsienofthenchudynastyeairebookdevotedtothisart,classifyingthe
bouofiveindivisionsaeentypes.reover,aboundfootshould
beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:
shouldhefaothershouldplaceher
footinthesllhtersbaordertoobtaingoodpurchase.thereshould
bethennodifficultyinkiayset.”
thiareld,andscularfeetarehard.suchfeetareincurablyvulgar.hence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,
afeetarerefinedaiful.butfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes.
reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate
itseleganind.
allthoseenandthe
persistenanchu
eerhsitostopfootbindingangtheesehinafew
years,andnchugirlsitatingesegirlsinthisfashionuntil
eeror.thersedtheirgirls
togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa
asureofparentalfht,andabrideallfeethada
feelinganalogoustofilialgratitude.foexttoagoodface,aanwas
ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll
ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraedistininanysocialgathering.her
bouercifullypainful,duriiofgroh,but
ifshehadawasherprideforlife.
thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li
juinistnovel,ghuajfuantei
17161799,and
ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable
influethecustossionariesledthe
crusade,adebtforenoughttobegrateful.butinthisthe
ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forese
enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitute.they
enhaninggaitaheillusionthatthe
feetaresllerthantheyreallyare.liliioninhisessays
ooflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseehreeincheshoutheeledshoes
aoffourorfiveinepladfeltthat
thethreeiarebiggerthanthefourorfivei.becausehheels,the
toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade
baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat.”s
...
adssionrateofahundredallfeet
andtheir”boeafashioniangdynasty.thecbowshoes,”
angalley,hebeginningsor
rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedanggirlsoftheurt,
andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledangandurtperfuandbeaded
curtainsandrareinse,itindshouldhaveappearedand
putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged
totherulerofnantangsouthetang,ashortliveddynasty,e
poetbesides.oneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe
stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh,hungalloveritatedbythepublidthebou
to
passintopoetry.the”issignifit,foritsuggeststhevoluptuous
atsphereoftherichese,bershrareandfine
perfuoneshavebeenten.
thatenode
attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlyese.aslateas1824,
englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand
osqueezetheirbodiesihehesewhalebones
sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteeuryandearlyhtury
europeaneninfaintingatthepropernt.enybefrailina,but
ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaint.thetiptoedangoftherussianballetisbut
anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehohe
naofanart.
thesllfeetofeinastrange
andsubtleen,
throeodehighheeledshoes,and
effeing”alloveraofall
attheslightesttouch.lookingataanhbou
aropedaantalizingtothehighestdegree.theboundfootisihehighest
sophistiagination.
theirelyapartfrohefe,oh
andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetish.frooshoes
portantplaallsensualpoetry.thecultofthe”goldenlily”
belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyu
finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofbouaswasever
expendedoverthebersthatreallysll
andhanteninacity,itiseasytouand
hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetry.fang
hsienofthenchudynastyeairebookdevotedtothisart,classifyingthe
bouofiveindivisionsaeentypes.reover,aboundfootshould
beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:
shouldhefaothershouldplaceher
footinthesllhtersbaordertoobtaingoodpurchase.thereshould
bethennodifficultyinkiayset.”
thiareld,andscularfeetarehard.suchfeetareincurablyvulgar.hence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,
afeetarerefinedaiful.butfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes.
reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate
itseleganind.
allthoseenandthe
persistenanchu
eerhsitostopfootbindingangtheesehinafew
years,andnchugirlsitatingesegirlsinthisfashionuntil
eeror.thersedtheirgirls
togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa
asureofparentalfht,andabrideallfeethada
feelinganalogoustofilialgratitude.foexttoagoodface,aanwas
ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll
ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraedistininanysocialgathering.her
bouercifullypainful,duriiofgroh,but
ifshehadawasherprideforlife.
thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li
juinistnovel,ghuajfuantei
17161799,and
ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable
influethecustossionariesledthe
crusade,adebtforenoughttobegrateful.butinthisthe
ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forese
enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitute.they
enhaninggaitaheillusionthatthe
feetaresllerthantheyreallyare.liliioninhisessays
ooflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseehreeincheshoutheeledshoes
aoffourorfiveinepladfeltthat
thethreeiarebiggerthanthefourorfivei.becausehheels,the
toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade
baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat.”s
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