Footbinding was abolished during the Yuan dynasty.

Footbinding was abolished during the Yuan dynasty.

• A. Yuan
• B. Ming
• C. Song
• D. Qing

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is when footbinding was officially stopped as a state action, showing how late imperial reform movements shaped social practices. Footbinding began among elite women and became widespread by the Song and persisted through the Ming and Qing eras, signaling status and gender norms for centuries. A formal ban came during the Qing dynasty as part of modernization efforts and responses to external pressure from Western powers; in 1902 the imperial court issued an edict to end the practice, though enforcement varied and the custom lingered in some areas into the early Republic. This is why the abolition is associated with the Qing, not the Yuan. The Yuan dynasty did not initiate a state-led abolition, and the practice continued longer into later periods.

The idea being tested is when footbinding was officially stopped as a state action, showing how late imperial reform movements shaped social practices. Footbinding began among elite women and became widespread by the Song and persisted through the Ming and Qing eras, signaling status and gender norms for centuries. A formal ban came during the Qing dynasty as part of modernization efforts and responses to external pressure from Western powers; in 1902 the imperial court issued an edict to end the practice, though enforcement varied and the custom lingered in some areas into the early Republic. This is why the abolition is associated with the Qing, not the Yuan. The Yuan dynasty did not initiate a state-led abolition, and the practice continued longer into later periods.