# 2 A History of "Uncivilized" Cultural Practices By Tien Dang

Footbinding seems to be believed as a culturally cruel practice performed by Chinese women. However, I did not know that it has a lot of political connections as well. It was practiced for possibly three different reasons: 1. expressing Chinese wen civility, proving loyalty and differentiating between the Han and the Manchu, and as the ornamentation of the body (Ko, 10). As a female, looking