Stilt, or "Crutch", is a form of folk performing art in China. It is performed by a dancer walking on wooden stilts and is a folk art which perfectly combines laboring with dance and music. It is also known as "Upward Viewing Drama" because ...
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Manchu women have long had a reputation for being tall and slender. This may be because in former times they wore platform-soled shoes, tall hair styles and close-fitting cheongsams. There is a legend behind the height-enhancing shoes ...
Tags: Manchu women, platform-soled shoes, height-enhancing shoes, chopine