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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
Colson Center - The practice of foot binding, tightly wrapping the feet of young girls in order to reshape them and prevent them from growing too large, began sometime during the ninth
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Graphic photos show brutal reality of ancient Chinese practice of foot- binding | The Independent | The Independent
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