In feudal tradition, women regard small feet as beauty. Where did this come from?

In the feudal tradition, the beauty of women's feet originated from Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was a saying of three-inch golden lotus, and then it spread among the people.

From the perspective of modern society, female foot-binding is a distortion of human nature. However, this was not the case in ancient feudal society. The ancients regarded women's feet as beautiful, probably because they could arouse men's desire for protection.

The beauty of women's feet can be traced back to Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Li Yu was still the monarch at that time, and he was the local overlord. He was good at singing and dancing and was very lively. He has a concubine named Renniang. At the beginning, Yan Niang didn't get Li Yu's favor. She thought hard and tried to change this situation.

One day, she had a whim, wrapped her feet in jade and danced under the moon. The moonlight is charming, and her shadow is very lovely under its light. After Li Yu saw it, she liked it very much and spoiled her in every way. When the women in the palace saw that Renniang was favored, they followed suit one after another, and then gradually spread to the people.

In ancient times, women bound their feet, which men liked, but at that time women suffered. People have a saying that "one foot and one jar of tears" since they came. Li Yu's preference for boys made women in feudal society suffer greatly. From another point of view, this is a distortion of ancient men's aesthetic concept, and they take pleasure in other people's suffering.

After the founding of New China, China overthrew the rule of cruelly oppressing the people for more than 2,000 years, women's foot binding was abolished, and women's human rights were increasingly guaranteed. Modern women welcome the future in a more independent way.