A "lily footed" woman. "Lily footed" refers to tiny feet.

In this picture, you can see that the shape of the feet was kept by binding. Bones were broken during the process. OUCH! The pain must be unbearable but the girls had no choice in the ancient times.

A girl with bound feet.

Benedict must be lacking of sugar in his body!

Winson must be in love with Stephanie's teddy pencil case.

Interesting facts I have found out from today's IS class:


Chinese Queue (Hairstyle)- When the Manchus broke through Shanhai Pass in 1644, they forced surrendering Han Chinese to adopt the queue as a sign of submisison. It also aided the Manchus in identifying those Chinese that refused to accept Manchu domination of the Chinese state. It became a symbol of the Qing Dynasty until 1911.


Foot Binding- The origin of foot binding started in the Five Dynasties. It symbolizes feminine beauty and royal approval. In the upper class of ancient China, girls of every family were supposed to have their feet bound as early as 4 to 6 years old. Oh my god, it's like so young and they have to bear with this kind of pain! Poor thing ):
To describe tiny feet, the term "Lily feet" was used.
To describe feet that were less than 3 inched in length, the term "Golden Lilies" was used.
To describe feet that were 4 inches and 5 inches in length, the terms "Silver Lilies" & "Iron Lilies" were used respectively.
What is the purpose of foot binding?? It was to identify high class women and to prevent women from "wondering".

I remembered my grandmother telling me that my great grandmother also had her feet binded. But my memories of her has faded. I only know she doted on my brother & I very much. She passed away at an age of 91.

唉，我觉得好难受，很不舒服。全身酸痛无力，刚刚量了体温，是37.9度。。。
现在什么也不想做，只想好好的休息一下。
我在想，我在这里生病了，谁会来照顾我？
最起码在家里还有家人的呵护与照顾，但在这里呢。。？ ):