![Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nintchdbpict000324115469.jpg)
Horrific photographs show the centuries-old Chinese practice of foot binding that breaks bones and agonisingly mutilates the toes into a 'lotus' shape | The Sun
![Illustration of an adult Chinese bound foot. (Source: Reference 1, p.20). | Download Scientific Diagram Illustration of an adult Chinese bound foot. (Source: Reference 1, p.20). | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23223280/figure/fig1/AS:340763385843732@1458255730323/Illustration-of-an-adult-Chinese-bound-foot-Source-Reference-1-p20.png)
Illustration of an adult Chinese bound foot. (Source: Reference 1, p.20). | Download Scientific Diagram
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