foot-binding. Tiny “golden lotus” feet – achieved through breaking girls’ toes and arches and binding them to the sole of the foot with cloth – were thought to be a passport to a better ...

Across China the filmmaker searches and finds survivors of Bound Feet Chinas 1000 year old tradition of erotic beauty and female survival Through the exclusive portrayal of 12 women of a bygone ...

Instead of the 3-inch "golden lotus" feet that many rich families aspired to when their daughters' feet were bound, Lim's now unbound feet have grown to 5 inches in length, but she still needs ...

PRAGUE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 8, 2022, George Chiang won the Filmmaker of the Year Award at the Prague International Film Festival for the musical film Golden Lotus which also received ...

foot, known as a “golden lotus”. The practice did not start to die out until the early 20th century.