Wealth And Foot Binding In Ancient China

Foot binding was first practiced by the royal court ladies, dancers and wealthy families and once flourished in the Ming dynasty, eventually spreading all over the country by 1273. In the days of ancient China, Chinese society women were not equal to men. Women were inferior and were forced by society to obey any male, including their own sons. They were actually considered a man’s private property. After they get married, conditions remain much the same, only instead to being subject to their fathers there were subject to their husbands. Foot binding showed status for women in wealthy families, since it affected their ability to walk, it came to be seen as a sign of wealth. The wealthiest of the people didn’t need to walk or work in the fields.