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  2. Foot binding - Wikipedia

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    The desirability varies with the size of the feet—the perfect bound feet and the most desirable (called ' golden lotuses ') would be around 3 Chinese inches (around 10 cm or 4 in) or smaller, while those larger were called ' silver lotuses ' (4 Chinese inches—around 13 cm or 5.1 in) or ' iron lotuses ' (5 Chinese inches—around 17 cm or 6. ...

  3. Xiuhuaxie - Wikipedia

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    Xiuhuaxie (Chinese: 绣花鞋; pinyin: xiùhuāxié; lit. 'embroidered shoes'), also known as Chinese shoes, [1] Chinese-style embroidered shoes, [1] and Chinese slippers, [2] are a well-known sub-type of traditional Chinese cloth shoes (中国布鞋; zhōngguó bùxié); the xiuhuaxie are deeply rooted in Chinese culture and are characterized by its use of elaborate and colourful Chinese ...

  4. Hanfu footwear - Wikipedia

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    Han Chinese typically wore lü (regular shoes), xi (shoes with thick soles), and ji (wooden clogs). [3] [4] Different shoes were worn based on their appropriateness for specific occasions; shoes also denoted the social ranks of its wearers. [citation needed] Lü (履) were worn for formal occasions whereas ji (屐) was used for informal ...

  5. Lotus shoe - Wikipedia

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    Some designs had heels or wedge-shaped soles. Outdoor shoes often had a wooden heel or sole, which were constructed outside of the home by male carpenters. [2] There were regional variations in wooden sole shape. [2] In the south, wooden heels were low and coin-shaped, while soles in the north were arched. [2]

  6. Manchu platform shoes - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Manchu platform shoes refers to the traditional high platform shoes worn by Manchu women which appeared in the early Qing dynasty and continued to be worn even in the late Qing dynasty. [1] [2] It is a type of Qixie (Chinese: 旗鞋; lit. 'Manchu shoes'), Manchu shoes, [1] which forms part of the Qizhuang, the traditional attire of the ...

  7. Bengals RB depth chart: What Khalil Herbert trade means for ...

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    The Bengals made their first move at the trade deadline, bolstering their depth by acquiring RB Khalil Herbert.

  8. Exclusive-Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into ...

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    In an exclusive interview with Reuters on Nov. 7 outside CATL’s headquarters in the southern Chinese city of Ningde, Zeng also discussed the battery giant’s readiness to invest in the United ...

  9. Giggling woman flashes her breasts during reporter's live shot

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    Election news coverage can get a little mundane at times, but one woman's bold move gave a reporter's story a whole new level of spice. SEE ALSO: 'Meanest mom ever' teaches her kids a hard lesson ...