The ancient people's pursuit of foot-binding mostly came from the demand of men. After wrapping their feet, women will walk as lightly as willows and the wind, with a unique flavor. Simply put, at that time, because of the gender segregation system, women's bodies were invisible to men. In addition, women's feet are not only as small as three inches, but also curved, and women's feet are generally deformed and ugly. In this case, no one can see their feet except their husbands, and women's foot binding has become a man's treasure. Since the Song Dynasty, men have admired women's foot-binding, and even outstanding writers such as Su Shi and Xin Qiji have sung poems and praised women's foot-binding. It can be seen that men loved women with little feet at that time.
It is not only painful for women to wrap their feet, but also their arches should be bent. Women can't walk for a long time after wrapping their feet, just like women wearing high heels have extremely thin heels, it is also very painful to walk reluctantly. However, if a woman wraps her feet, she can't do manual labor naturally, and it doesn't take much effort to marry a large family. It was also a good way for women from poor families, so women had to bind their feet at that time. Even under the rule of Manchu, Manchu ladies followed suit, secretly binding their feet, and only by getting married in the future could they please their husbands. Therefore, in ancient times, women who didn't wrap their feet had no chance to marry a good family, let alone a rich family.