ology urged women not to remarry, not to read books, not to watch dramas, or be educated. During Confucianism, women were looked upon more delicate, like a flower, "becoming visible symbols of Han identity." but were more susceptible to rape by warrior cultures like to Mongols.
             Around this time the image of women's feet became a part of her beauty. If she had big feet, then that was considered ugly but if she had small feet, which was considered beauty. Foot binding, started by dances during Song dynasty, was a process where they bind up their feet to make them smaller and to attract men to their beautiful feet. "The foot was deformed to feed male erotic fancy." Around the time of female puberty, foot binding stopped. At this time foot binding was considered to enhance fertility by concentrating blood in the upper legs and pelvis. Also, foot binding was used as a way for men to put wo
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