China in the 1890s through British photographer's lens

Updated: 2015-04-30 15:03

(chinadaily.com.cn)

China in the 1890s through British photographer's lens

Behind several European children and their Chinese servant sits a Chinese woman whose feet were bound tightly. The centuries-old practice of foot-binding was banned in 1912 after the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was overthrown.