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The French cycling spectacular, the Tour de France, is back for 2021, less than a year after the 2020 race went ahead against all odds.
What happened in the 2020 Tour de France?
In mid-April 2020, President Macron banned large-scale public events in France to try and combat the spread of Covid-19 during the first wave of the virus. It meant La Grande Boucle, as it’s known among fans, had to be postponed from its scheduled dates of 27 June to 19 July to 29 August to 20 September.
2020 winner Tadej Pogacar (c) with 2nd place Primoz Roglic (l) and Richie Porte (r), 3rd. Pic: ASO/Pauline Ballet
Illustration showing Yaoniang binding her feet. Qing Dynasty woodblock print from ‘
Hundred Poems of Beautiful Women.’ ( Public Domain )
However, recent studies show that marriage was not the only motivation for this practice. Girls also had their feet bound to keep them at home and working on activities such as cotton spinning, which could supplement a family’s income.
Documenting the Lives of Women with Bound Feet
The practice fell out of favor in the early 20th century and was finally banned in 1911, however, foot binding continued in rural areas until around 1939.
There is now a rapidly dwindling population of Chinese women with bound feet who are still alive today, and a handful of them have been photographed as part of a photography project celebrating their lives.
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