It began with the legend of Dayu in Yu Xia, who married the daughter of Tu Shanshi and gave birth to a son. But Tu Shan barren woman is a fox spirit with small feet; Da ji, the concubine of the late Yin Dynasty, was also a fox or a pheasant, but her feet did not become human feet, so she wrapped them in cloth. As da ji was loved, all the women in the palace followed her and wrapped their feet in cloth. Of course, these are just mythical folklore, which contains more historical legendary elements and is not enough to be evidence of women's foot-binding at that time.
The saying that foot-binding began in Sui Dynasty originated from folklore. Legend has it that when Yang Di traveled to Jiangdu, she chose a beautiful woman named Wu Yueniang. She hated Yang-ti's tyranny, so she asked the blacksmith's father to make a lotus knife three inches long and one inch wide, and wrapped it under her feet with a long piece of cloth to keep her feet as small as possible. Then carve a lotus flower on the sole, and print a beautiful lotus flower step by step when walking. When Emperor Yang Di saw her, he was very happy and called her to his side to admire her feet. Wu Yueniang slowly untied the foot-binding cloth, suddenly pulled out the lotus petal knife and stabbed Yang Di. Emperor Yang Di flashed quickly, but his arm was stabbed. Seeing that the assassination failed, Wu Yueniang threw himself into the river. To commemorate the Moon Mother, folk women bound their feet one after another.
According to a large number of historical materials verified in Gao Hongxing's History of Foot-binding in Song Dynasty, foot-binding originated in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the custom of foot-binding rose in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Su Shi's Bodhisattva Man (? Tu Youyou Xi Company takes one step. The dragon is worried about going to Ling Bo with socks. I saw the dance return. There is no trace of it. Stealing through the palace is as steady as Mount Tai. Standing in a double trap. It should be hard to say that it is exquisite. Must be seen from the palm of your hand? )。 It is the first poem describing foot-binding in the history of China's poetry. Che Ruoshui said in Berry's anthology,? Women's foot-binding children are four or five years old and innocent, which makes them suffer infinitely. What's the use? ? Women's foot binding begins at the age of four or five. People who are innocent and innocent must bear this infinite pain. I don't know what's the use of winding your feet. There is a proverb in Qin Shaoyou? Four inches on your foot? This is also obvious evidence.
The praise of the rulers in the Song Dynasty played a great role in the appearance of foot binding. It was the royal family and the upper class in the Song Dynasty who first started foot binding. According to Helu, princesses in Song Dynasty usually bound their feet. Some people claim to be princesses. Because of their big feet, they are suspected of impersonating princesses. According to the Five Elements of Song History:? Li Zongchao, imperial secretary tied his feet straight? . This is an example of the royal family and women's foot binding in the Song Dynasty. In Su Shi's Bodhisattva Man's Feet, he called a woman's feet? Palace? Cao yuanchong called a woman's foot? Official? . This also shows that foot-binding originated from the upper strata of the Song Dynasty, such as bureaucrats and nobles. Foot-binding was also highly praised by scholars in the Song Dynasty. Even Su Shi and Xin Qiji write songs and like foot binding. What's in Su Shi's Bodhisattva Man? It's hard to say it's subtle, but it depends on the palm of your hand? . What did Xin Qiji say in his word "Bodhisattva Man"? Yellow bow shoes are small, and the waist is afraid of the wind blowing down? . It is often quoted.