MP: Foot Binding Still in China? Women with Bound Feet Today?

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MARCO POLO: THE CHINA MYSTERY REVEALED
Did Marco Polo Really Make the Journey to China?
Was he the Worlds Greatest Overland Explorer or the Biggest Liar?

Perhaps no land journey in human history is more famous than Marco Polos legendary 24-year trek across Asia. But was it all just a big lie? As described in his 1299 book, The Description of the World, the peripatetic Venetian merchant encountered such wonders as the singing sand dunes of Dunhuang, China, mountains of salt in present-day Afghanistan, and the glories of the Mongol court of Kublai Khan. Generations of Europeans were spellbound by Polos account, yet in recent years some scholars have questioned its authenticity.

For an extensive three part series in National Geographic, veteran photographer Michael Yamashita put the famed Venetians reputation to the ultimate test using Polos own book as his travel guide for a journey in the celebrated explorers footsteps.

Yamashita retraced Polos route across ten countries, from Venice through restricted areas in Iraq and war zones in Afghanistan, over the old Silk Road into China and back again by way of Southeast Asia and India. Along the way he encountered many landmarks and peoples documented in Polos book, deepening his conviction that Polos account is indeed authentic. Yamashita shares dazzling images and fascinating stories from his own journey to the East, while making a strong, personal case for the veracity of the reports of his 13th-century predecessor. Yamashitas search for Marco Polo led to this series of documentary films that first aired on the National Geographic Channel Asia.

Three 30-minute episodes, shot on 16 mm film. Initial airing: March 2004, National Geographic Channel Asia.

Asian TV Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Original Music Score

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[bezerka]

how did they get aroused man?, i nearly vomited when i first saw it.

[LLesleee]

sooooooo sad

sooooooo sad

and 48 different ways of playing with a woman's bound foot....THAT IS SICK!

[TulgaMusic]

People have to realize that foot-binding was a Chinese tradition. When Marco Polo visited China, the ruler was Khuvilai Khan, the grandson of Chinggis Khan. Chinese culture and Mongol culture are very different. In Mongolia, women do NOT bind their feet as they were a nomadic culture and people needed to be able to move around. Even though Khuvilai Khan allowed this practice to go on among the Chinese, this was not a matter of fashion but rather a means of keeping women indoors at the time.

[Geniusrooster29]

My teacher told me to search this

[AznGurl747]

@cherrychapstick9021

They were also rich. The females that have their foot binded, they were born from a high-class and rich family. Those that were not rich did not do foot binding.

[cherrychapstick9021]

aweee the old ladys talked soooo cute. ^.^

[rayfire50]

3rd world country shit

[MsPiggythe3rd]

@AznGurl747 Actually, they did get aroused. The sight of a woman tottering was considered very erotic, also, the men liked to play with bound feet. They hardly ever saw the naked foot though; the women always wore silk slippers

[SinnieZhao]

The old lady's seem very nice ^^

[Joyblossom2010]

You know, I dont believe that foot binding was a good practice but if I were those old women, I would be proud of my small feet as well, considering all the hell they went through to get them that way.

[Merejkowski]

It's a very interesting custom, and I can see why the ladies are proud of their tiny feet--in their eyes, they're upholding an ancient and revered custom. I'm glad it's no longer practiced because I can't stomach inflicting that on a child, but it's always sad to see traditions disappear (even if we're all better off that way lol). Long story short, I'm glad it's been documented. And those old ladies are ADORABLE. I bet they could tell a few good stories.

[brunettechick1221]

...um no, it was a chinese tradition.. they think that small feet are attractive and pretty. the smaller the womens feet are the more attractive they are.