Foot binding, or ‘lotus feet’, was once considered the height of female sexual attraction (Picture: Alamy) Foot binding, or ‘lotus feet’, stands as a symbol of a bygone China. Alongside seedy opium ...
The stomach-churning custom was first adopted 1,000 years ago and was seen as a symbol of beauty and wealth STOMACH-churning photographs have shown the agonising effects of the practice of foot ...
British photographer Jo Farrell, 48, is racing against time to capture images and interviews with the last living Chinese women to have survived the ancient abusive practice of foot binding, which is ...