What is the Chinese lily foot?

Answer 1

ok, First of all it is a lotus foot. ... Foot binding first started in the late Tang dynasty. No one knows exactly why though. When a girl was 3-9, The ritual began. First, Her feet were.... Soaked in animal blood and herbs, The toe nails cut, Massaged, and then, Smashed with a heavy object. The four smallest toes would be folded under the sole, And the sole pulled towrds the heel. The golden lotus wwas 3inches, silver 4, and iron 5.