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kedupbyherahandshoothepublicafterherdeath,atthe
adssionrateofahundredallfeet
andtheir”boeafashioninthetangdynastythecbowshoes,”
angalley,hebeginningsor
rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedancinggirlsoftheurt,
andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledancingandurtperfuandbeaded
curtainsandrareincense,itindshouldhaveappearedand
putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged
totherulerofnantangsouthetang,ashortliveddynasty,e
poetbesidesoneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe
stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh,hungalloveritatedbythepublic,andtheboundfeet
to
passintopoetrythe”issignificant,foritsuggeststhevoluptuous
atsphereoftherichchinese,bershrareandfine
perfuoneshavebeenten
thatenode
attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlychineseaslateas1824,
englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand
osqueezetheirbodiesinsidethehesewhalebones
sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteenthcenturyandearlynieenthcentury
europeaneninfaintingatthepropetenybefrailinchina,but
ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaintthetiptoedancingoftherussianballetisbut
anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehonouredhthe
naofanart
thesllfeetofenseyesbutinastrange
andsubtleen,
throeodehighheeledshoes,and
effeing”alloverandreadytofall
attheslightesttouchlookingataanhboundfeet
aropedancer,tantalizingtothehighestdegreetheboundfootisindeedthehighest
sophistiagination
then,entirelyapartfrohefeninegait,nhadetoh
andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetishfrooshoes
portantplaceinallsensualpoetrythecultofthe”goldenlily”
belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyuchartistic
finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofboundfeetaswasever
expendedoverthebersthatreallysll
andhanteninacity,itiseasytounderstand
hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetryfang
hsienofthenchudynastyeanentirebookdevotedtothisart,classifyingthe
boundfeetintofiveindivisionsandeighteentypesreover,aboundfootshould
beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:
1afashionjoualofthetisays:”heneays,theyounglady
shouldhefaothershouldplaceher
footinthesllofherdaughtersbackinordertoobtaingoodpurchasethereshould
bethennodifficultyinkingthestayset”
thinfeetareld,andscularfeetarehardsuchfeetareincurablyvulgarhence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,
andelegantfeetarerefinedandbeautifulbutfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes
reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate
itseleganind
allthoseenandthe
persistenanchu
eerorkanghsitostopfootbindingangthechinesehinafew
years,andnchugirlsitatingchinesegirlsinthisfashionuntil
eerorthersedtheirgirls
togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa
asureofparentalforesight,andabrideallfeethada
feelinganalogoustofilialgratitudefoexttoagoodface,aanwas
ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll
ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraniediatedistinctioninanysocialgatheringher
boundfeetercifullypainful,duringthetiofgroh,but
ifshehadawasherprideforlife
thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li
juinistnovel,ckinghuajfuantei
17161799,and
ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable
influencebutthecustossionariesledthe
crusade,adebtforenoughttobegratefulbutinthisthe
ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forchinese
enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitutethey
enhanincinggaitandcreatetheillusionthatthe
feetaresllerthantheyreallyareliliioninhisessays
ontheartoflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseenfeetofthreeincheshoutheeledshoes
andfeetoffourorfiveineplace,andfeltthat
thethreeinchfeetarebiggerthanthefourorfiveinchfeetbecausehheels,the
toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade
baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat”s
... </P></TD>
kedupbyherahandshoothepublicafterherdeath,atthe
adssionrateofahundredallfeet
andtheir”boeafashioninthetangdynastythecbowshoes,”
angalley,hebeginningsor
rudintaryforoffootbindingthesehedancinggirlsoftheurt,
andinthisluxuriousatsphereoffeledancingandurtperfuandbeaded
curtainsandrareincense,itindshouldhaveappearedand
putthelastfinishingtouindbelonged
totherulerofnantangsouthetang,ashortliveddynasty,e
poetbesidesoneofhisgirlsadetodancehlighttiptoe
stepsonagoldenlilysixfeethigh,hungalloveritatedbythepublic,andtheboundfeet
to
passintopoetrythe”issignificant,foritsuggeststhevoluptuous
atsphereoftherichchinese,bershrareandfine
perfuoneshavebeenten
thatenode
attheexpenseofbodilyfortisnothingpeculiarlychineseaslateas1824,
englishgirlsothersbyfootandhand
osqueezetheirbodiesinsidethehesewhalebones
sthavegreatlyassistedtheeighteenthcenturyandearlynieenthcentury
europeaneninfaintingatthepropetenybefrailinchina,but
ithasneverbeenthefashiontofaintthetiptoedancingoftherussianballetisbut
anotherexaleofthebeautyofhuntortureaybehonouredhthe
naofanart
thesllfeetofenseyesbutinastrange
andsubtleen,
throeodehighheeledshoes,and
effeing”alloverandreadytofall
attheslightesttouchlookingataanhboundfeet
aropedancer,tantalizingtothehighestdegreetheboundfootisindeedthehighest
sophistiagination
then,entirelyapartfrohefeninegait,nhadetoh
andadreandsingaboutthesllfeetasalovefetishfrooshoes
portantplaceinallsensualpoetrythecultofthe”goldenlily”
belongedundoubtedlytotherealfsexualpsyuchartistic
finesseheappreciationofdifferenttypesofboundfeetaswasever
expendedoverthebersthatreallysll
andhanteninacity,itiseasytounderstand
hoenuldbevedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetryfang
hsienofthenchudynastyeanentirebookdevotedtothisart,classifyingthe
boundfeetintofiveindivisionsandeighteentypesreover,aboundfootshould
beafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:
1afashionjoualofthetisays:”heneays,theyounglady
shouldhefaothershouldplaceher
footinthesllofherdaughtersbackinordertoobtaingoodpurchasethereshould
bethennodifficultyinkingthestayset”
thinfeetareld,andscularfeetarehardsuchfeetareincurablyvulgarhence
fatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,
andelegantfeetarerefinedandbeautifulbutfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoes
reover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciate
itseleganind
allthoseenandthe
persistenanchu
eerorkanghsitostopfootbindingangthechinesehinafew
years,andnchugirlsitatingchinesegirlsinthisfashionuntil
eerorthersedtheirgirls
togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasa
asureofparentalforesight,andabrideallfeethada
feelinganalogoustofilialgratitudefoexttoagoodface,aanwas
ieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsll
ankles,forthesefeetgaveheraniediatedistinctioninanysocialgatheringher
boundfeetercifullypainful,duringthetiofgroh,but
ifshehadawasherprideforlife
thisnstrousandperverseinstitutionnedbyatleastthreescholars,li
juinistnovel,ckinghuajfuantei
17161799,and
ytighenghsieh17751840,allsindsandnsiderable
influencebutthecustossionariesledthe
crusade,adebtforenoughttobegratefulbutinthisthe
ssionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forchinese
enhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitutethey
enhanincinggaitandcreatetheillusionthatthe
feetaresllerthantheyreallyareliliioninhisessays
ontheartoflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseenfeetofthreeincheshoutheeledshoes
andfeetoffourorfiveineplace,andfeltthat
thethreeinchfeetarebiggerthanthefourorfiveinchfeetbecausehheels,the
toespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade
baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat”s
... </P></TD>