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Beauty in ancient China: flower makeup, foot-binding and other

What was beautiful in older days in China? In this video we're digging into ancient beauty standards in China. 00:32 flower make-up (花钿妆) was a popular beauty practice is ancient China, particularly in the Tang dynasty. Women would paint a little red flower on their forehead, and the richest ones would glue precious stones or gold flakes. 01:30 the long nails and nailguards (指甲套）were a sign of power and wealth, since those who could afford wearing long nails definitely did not have to do any kind of manual work, not even getting dressed by themselves. 03:20 the breast-binding (束胸）is a beauty practice that only vanished in the first half of the 20th century. In the past, women would bind their chest to make breasts smaller and flatter. 04:48 the foot-binding is one of the most famous and shocking ancient beauty practices in the world. Women in ancient China wanted smaller feet and used bandages to tie them tightly and get tiny lotus feet. #BeautyInChina #Footbinding #BeautyInAncientChina